NTSB CAROL · Event
Event BFO89LA026
Registry · N8027L
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172H
Year of manufacture
1967 · 22 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670608
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAECA3
Registrant of record
VAN KIRK MALCOLM R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH BIRDS.
Factual narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH BIRDS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1,800 FT MSL AT NIGHT. THREE OLDS QUAWS (DUCKS) WHICH AVERAGED 1 1/2 POUNDS EACH CONTACTED THE ACFT. ONE HIT THE UPPER LEADING EDGE SECTION OF THE LEFT WING. ONE CONTACTED AND REMOVED APRX 70 PERCENT OF THE WINDSHIELD PRIMARILY ON THE PILOT'S SIDE AND THE OTHER CONTACTED THE UPPER WINDSHIELD/FRAME AREA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. A FORCED LANDING WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED AT FT. MEADE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_BFO89LA026.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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