# Accident 19801101061589A: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Roswell, NM, November 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10FR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 655 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101061589A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKE. LEADING EDGE OF OUTER WING. DAMAGE INDICATES VERY LARGE BIRD. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 FTW81FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA08), Nov 1, 1980: Mitsubishi MW-2B (N10FR), Roswell, NM, substantial damage

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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