# NTSB FTW81FRJ06: Cessna 152, N47314, Springhill, LA, November 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1980
- Place: Springhill, LA · SPRINGHILL, LA
- Location: 33.0019° N, 93.4615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springhill, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0019&lon=-93.4615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3412  80/11/28 NR.SPRINGHILL,LA      CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1400
        TIME - 1215                    N47314              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ENCTRG FLOCK OF BUZZARDS DRG PIPELINE PATROL.L WING HIT 1 BIRD.RTB & LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47314](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47314-2022-08-13), registration cancelled 2022-08-13, S/N 15283212, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19801128076379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801128076379A), Nov 28, 1980: Cessna 152, Springhill, LA, Substantial damage. Buzzard struck wing during pipeline patrol. Landed safely.

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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