# Incident 19870603038419I: Cessna 172M, Portland, ME, June 3, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6564H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6564H-1996-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870603038419I

## Narrative

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

A BIRD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD DURING PATTERN ENTRY.  WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED.

## Other reports on N6564H (1)

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

- [Accident 19950901027439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950901027439A), Sep 1, 1995: Cessna STC172 (N6564H), Portland, ME, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost power on takeoff. Stalled on steep turn full flaps trying return. No anomalies. Possible fuel selector in off.

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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