19791031056379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 99 · Abilene, TX · October 31, 1979

Date: October 31, 1979 · 19:20 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CPL
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N35CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW80IA006
Reported as: Beech 99
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 13
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,540 total2,525 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N35CARegistration cancelled Apr 12, 1990 · Beech 99AS/N U93 Airframe modelBeech 99A

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Bird strike during descent, bird came through the windshield and injured the co pilot.

As the FAA filed it

BIRD STRIKE DURING DESCENT, BIRD CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED THE CO PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW80IA006Incident · Minor injuriesClosedAbilene, TXOct 31, 1979 · Minor damage

Other reports on N35CA · 2

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

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