# NTSB Accident GAA16CA126
> **PIPER PA31** · 2016-02-05 · Newport, RI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA126
- **Event ID:** 20160216X04427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-02-05
- **Location:** Newport, RI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.523887, -71.285003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA31
- **Registration:** N102WM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent collision with birds during final approach at night.

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