FTW80IA010

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-3C · Grand Prairie, TX · November 10, 1979

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1979
Place
Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N103CADouglas DC-3C
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791110054969I
Case key
132962

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0026  79/11/10   GRAND PRAIRIE,TX    DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0425                    N103CA              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 7930 TOTAL HOURS, 583
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              GRAND PRAIRIE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- IDENTITY OF BIRDS UNKNOWN BUT SUSPECTED AS BEING GEESE.

Aircraft

Registration
N103CA
Reported as
Douglas DC-3C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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