# Incident 19811109077079I: Cessna 402CESSNA, Scranton, PA, November 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: Scranton, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.4042° N, 75.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4042&lon=-75.6660&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87138 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109077079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A BIRD IN LEVEL FLIGHT. BIRD PENETRATED RIGHT WINDSHIELD PILOT DIVERIED TO SCRANION. SUBSTANIAL 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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