- Date
- November 11, 1983, 19:45 local (Nov 12, 1983, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kirksville, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9117YPiper PA-31-310
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831111067529A
- Case key
- 33593
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Object - bird(s)Cause
Wing - foreign object damage
Analysis
After taking off & climbing to 2000 ft, the plt heard a 'thud.' He reduced power & detected no mechanical or control problem & continued to kirkville, MO. After landing, damage & evidence of a bird strike were found on the leading edge of the right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9117Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-310
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- PA31-156
- Airframe hours
- 4,751
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-A1A, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Green Hills Aviation, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 4, 1983 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- STL · St. Louis, MO
- Destination
- IRK · Kirksville, MO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,197 total · 500 in this make and model · 4,582 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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