19881022049539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Blue Springs, MO · October 22, 1988

Date
October 22, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Blue Springs, MO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50932
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA015
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
456 total101 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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 two large birds while flying low over a reservoir. Damaged a wing near tip and wing root. Landed safely.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TWO LARGE BIRDS WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RESERVOIR. DAMAGED A WING NEAR TIP AND WING ROOT. LANDED SAFELY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.