# Incident 19791031056379I: Beech 99, Abilene, TX, October 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1979, 19:20 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CPL
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35CA-1990-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99A (registry code 1154003, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,540 total, 2,525 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056379I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80IA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA006), Oct 31, 1979: Beechcraft B99 (N35CA), Abilene, TX, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N35CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870624041889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624041889I), Jun 24, 1987: Beech 99A (N35CA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Nose cargo compartment door came open on takeoff roll. A package struck the propeller damaging 3 blades.
- [Incident 19840522028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522028799I), May 22, 1984: Beech 99 (N35CA), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft vertical stabilizer struck a parked 727 tail cone while turning on the ramp during arrival.

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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