# Accident 20130214001379A: Cessna 152, Murphysboro, IL, February 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Place: Murphysboro, IL
- Airport: S I Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95670, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95670) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130214001379A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BIRD WHILE ON DOWNWIND IN TRAFFIC PATTERN

## 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 CEN13CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA169), Feb 15, 2013: Cessna 152 (N95670), Murphysboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with birds while on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern.

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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