# Accident 20120627013449A: Piper PA-32-301, King Salmon, AK, June 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNSA
- Location: 58.6728° N, 156.6425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6728&lon=-156.6425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8470Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-301
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 40,888 total, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627013449A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE BETWEEN EII AND AKN, RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY BIRD. AIRCRAFT LANDED (AKN) WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 ANC12CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA063), Jun 28, 2012: Piper PA-32-301 (N8470Y), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N8470Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20161230024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161230024629I), Dec 30, 2016: Piper PA-32-301 (N8470Y), Kodiak, AK, No damage. Shortly before turning final the engine slowly powered back to idle. Maintenance staff investigated and found that the control cable had become disconnected at…

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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