# Incident 19800904068819I: Beech 99, Morgantown, WV, September 4, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1980, 19:05 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Hart Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KCIA
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7862R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7862R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 3,000 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/19800904068819I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7862R (2)

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

- [Incident 19800217026509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026509I), Feb 17, 1980: Beech 99 (N7862R), Pittsburg, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made go around when he didnt get green light for gear. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19790618021429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618021429I), Jun 18, 1979: Beech 99 (N7862R), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Air taxi pilot struck a single runway identification light landing on an unlighted runway at night.

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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