# Incident 19870404016809I: Piper PA28161, San Jose, CA, April 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1987, 21:30 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83785-2008-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 110 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870404016809I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRUCK AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AS PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. LARGE DENT IN RIGHT WING TANK.

## Other reports on N83785 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051031027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051031027309A), Oct 31, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N83785), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Shortly after 1400 hours the pilot took off from kingdom airport (020), departed the pattern, turned east and climbed to 2000 feet. Circling the edge of…

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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