# Incident 19900720051349I: Piper PA28181, Sisters, OR, July 20, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2924° N, 121.5530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sisters, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2924&lon=-121.5530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4280F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4280F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 120 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720051349I

## Narrative

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

HIT BIRD WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING AT THE SISTERS AIRPORT. ABORTED DESCENT AND RETURNED TO BEND.

## Other reports on N4280F (1)

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

- [Incident 19980617026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617026309I), Jun 17, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N4280F), Sandwich, IL, No damage. The airplane failed to stop on the runway, crossed a road and stopped in the trees.

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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