# Incident 20041130033949I: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, November 30, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N615FT-2014-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 36 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041130033949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE, BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT WING, LEADING EDGE. MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N615FT (1)

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

- [Incident 20101221055529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101221055529I), Dec 21, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N615FT), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. An aircraft assigned to fit aviation in melbourne on an instruction flight with two students were performing touch and go landings at the Valkaria airport.…

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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