# NTSB MKC81FA007: Avions Mrcl 10, N223FJ, Kansas City, MO, November 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1980
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&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 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3180  80/11/20 NR.KANSAS CITY,MO     AVIONS MRCL 10      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N223FJ              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 38, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- STRUCK LARGE WHITE FEATHERED BIRDS,5 IMPACT MARKS ON ACFT NOSE,L WING,L HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N223FJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIONS MRCL 10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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 19801120082969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120082969A), Nov 20, 1980: Amd FALCON10, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Struck by large bird during descent for landing.

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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