# NTSB DIA68F0051: Piper PA-30, N8174Y, Morganton, NC, August 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1967
- Place: Morganton, NC · MORGANTON, NC
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68F0051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2676  67/8/12    MORGANTON,NC        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 491
        TIME - 1716                    N8174Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBB SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- STRUCK LARGE BIRD OVER FIELD, LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8174Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8174Y), registered now, S/N 30-1289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Webb Site

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.

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