# Incident 19940104001709I: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, January 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1994, 06:25 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3553F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3553F-2025-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940104001709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 4, 1994, AT APPROXIMATELY 0625 PST, A PIPER PA 31-350 REGISTERED TO AMERIFLIGHT, INC. 4700 EMPIRE AVE., HANGAR 1, BURBANK, CA. 91505, WAS PILOTED BY MR. KENNETH RINGER. WHEN ON DESCENT TO THE FRESNO AIR TERMINAL (FAT), A BIRD IMPACTED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER WITH SEVERAL PIECES LANDING IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO FAT, WHERE HE LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 29R. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO FRESNO JET CENTER WHERE AMERIFLIGHT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARRIVED FROM OAKLAND AND CHANGED THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD. THE FAR 135 CARGO FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER IFR. THERE WAS A FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA ON 01-04-94 AT 0500PST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N3553F (1)

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

- [Incident 19961115039969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115039969I), Nov 15, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N3553F), Spokane, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that he made a visual approach to runway 21 at Spokane International Airport on 11/15/96 at approximately 1215Z. Pilot stated the…

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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