# Accident 19990925041409A: Piper PA28236, St. Augustine, FL, September 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8896° N, 81.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8896&lon=-81.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9123P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9123P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,117 total, 1,025 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925041409A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A MEDIUM SIZE BIRD AT THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA274), Sep 25, 1999: Piper PA-28-236 (N9123P), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent inflight collision with a bird resulting in substantial damage to the right wing outboard leading edge.

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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