# NTSB FTW80IA010: Douglas DC-3C, N103CA, Grand Prairie, TX, November 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1979
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 96.9978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Prairie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-96.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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).

- [Incident 19791110054969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110054969I), Nov 10, 1979: Doug DC3C, Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained bird strikes at 6000 MSL. Damaged wing leading edge, landing light lens.

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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