# Accident 19960903047449A: Cessna 172N, Kotzebue, AK, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 08:47 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73964, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73964) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903047449A

## Narrative

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

(-16) PILOT, GRANT SPESARD OF CAPE SMYTHE AIR WAS RETURNING FROM POINT HOPE, AK. TO KOTZEBUE, AK. HE WAS OPERATING A CESSNA 207, NO PASSENGERS OR CARGO AND HE HIT A LARGE BIRD ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES FROM KOTZEBUE INBOUND AT 2500 FT AGL, WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND CALM. A LANDING WAS SAFELY MADE AT KOTZEBUE AIRPORT. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT WING REVEALED WRINKLED RIB AFT OF THE SPAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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