# Incident 19871020060249I: Piper PA60601P, Springfield, MO, October 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1987, 20:47 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JDZA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3635Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3635Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871020060249I

## Narrative

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

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

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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