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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Springfield, MO · October 20, 1987

Date: October 20, 1987 · 20:47 local
Place: Springfield, MO
Airport: Springfield Regional
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JDZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3635Y
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total6 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N3635YRegistered now · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P07818063394 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a bird at cruise. Windshield disintegrated and bird struck pilot in the face. Pilot passenger took control.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A BIRD AT CRUISE. WINDSHIELD DISINTEGRATED AND BIRD STRUCK PILOT IN THE FACE. PILOT PASSENGER TOOK CONTROL.