41.4042° N, 75.6660° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 9, 1981 · 19:30 local
Place
Scranton, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87138
Reported as
Cessna 402CESSNA
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
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.
Aircraft hit a bird in level flight. Bird penetrated right windshield pilot diveried to scranion. Substanial damage
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD IN LEVEL FLIGHT. BIRD PENETRATED RIGHT WINDSHIELD PILOT DIVERIED TO SCRANION. SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE