# Incident 19900407015239I: Cessna 172P, Kalispell, MT, April 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1990, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GLACIER PARK INTL (GPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96879) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900407015239I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKE ON NIGHT DUAL CROSS COUNTRY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N96879 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960215001809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215001809A), Feb 15, 1996: Cessna 172P (N96879), Salmon, ID, Substantial damage. While landing runway, departed on east side and overturned.

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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