# Accident 20120307002629A: Piper PA-31-350, Atlanta, GA, March 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2012, 01:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Peachtree-Dekalb Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LABJ
- Location: 33.8758° N, 84.3019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8758&lon=-84.3019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4083Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4083Y-2013-11-21) (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 PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,225 total, 5,625 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120307002629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PEACHTREE-DEKALB AIRPORT(PDK), GEORGIA ENROUTE TO BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALABAMA. ON CLIMBOUT FROM PDK, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKE IMPACTS. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO PDK. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT FILED BIRD STRIKE REPORT AND CONTACTED FAA.

## 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 ERA12CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA218), Mar 7, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 (N4083Y), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with birds during cruise flight.

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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