# NTSB FTW04DRG41: Piper PA-32, N55848, Corpus Chrsti, TX, November 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1973
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04DRG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04DRG41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3501   73/11/7 NR.CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX  PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 384
        TIME - 2230                    N55848              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSVILLE,TEX             WACO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH LARGE FLOCK OF BIRDS WHILE CLBG THRU 4000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N55848 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731107037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731107037459A), Nov 7, 1973: Piper PA32300, Corpus Chrsti, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with large flock of birds while clbg thru 4000FT MSL.

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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