# Incident 19780923027129I: Beech G18S, Indianapolis, IN, September 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1978, 01:15 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N621KE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N621KE-2002-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923027129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE EN ROUTE, AIRCRAFT HAD BIRD STRIKE WHICH PENETRATED WINDSHIELD. MINOR INJURY TO PILOT.

## Other reports on N621KE (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990723009429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009429A), Jul 23, 1999: Beech G18S (N621KE), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Aviation charters air taxi crashed shortly after take-off and sustained substantial damage, the pilot/sole occupant was not injured, other circumstances are…
- [Incident 19970926034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926034059I), Sep 26, 1997: Beech G18S (N621KE), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: while repositioning the aircraft from the east side of the airport (lbb) to the west side, the pilot allowed the aircraft to run over a parked fuel…
- [Incident 19970807036239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807036239I), Aug 7, 1997: Beech G18S (N621KE), New Boston, TX. Narrative: pilot was operating N621KE a BE18 on an IFR flt. Plan in instrument conditions in the vicinity of bonhour VOR. Received clearance to descend to 4000…
- [Incident 19790515026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515026849I), May 15, 1979: Beech 18S (N621KE), Kenosha, WI, Minor damage. Right engine quit during takeoff, pilot aborted, landed straight ahead. Blower seal had failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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