# Accident 19851020056819A: Piper PA28R201, Alpine, NJ, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 10:33 local time
- Place: Alpine, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9688° N, 73.9169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9688&lon=-73.9169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43794, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43794) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 435 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020056819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE CRUISING AT 1500 AGL, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A CANADIAN GOOSE.  DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA016), Oct 20, 1985: Piper PA-28R-201T (N43794), Teterboro, NJ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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