# NTSB MKC80DER06: Piper PA-23, N62818, Cold Springs, MN, October 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1979
- Place: Cold Springs, MN · COLD SPRINGS, MN
- 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): 133587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DER06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2730  79/10/23 NR.COLD SPRINGS,MN    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N62818              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 35, 7440 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2148 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              FERGUS FALLS,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62818](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62818), registered now, S/N 27-7754051, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (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 19791023029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023029349A), Oct 23, 1979: Piper PA23250, Cold Springs, MN, Substantial damage. Experienced a bird strike at cruising altitude. Damaged wing leading edge.

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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