# Incident 20170522004829I: Piper PA-31T, Destin, FL, May 22, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2017, 06:45 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 86.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-86.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113RC-2022-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Reported engine: U/A CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,620 total, 902 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170522004829I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2017, PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N113RC DEPARTED DESTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT DESTIN, FLORIDA (KDTS).      DURING TAKE OFF/CLIMB OUT; AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A FLOCK OF BIRDS. ENGINE INGESTED AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF BIRDS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT (DTS) SAFELY WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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