38.0642° N, 97.9086° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hutchinson, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1982 · 19:00 local
Place
Hutchinson, KS
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N333JH
Reported as
Smith 601PSMITH
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total525 in this make and model30 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.
A large bird came thru right windshield & struck passenger in the face during practice VOR approach.
As the FAA filed it
A LARGE BIRD CAME THRU RIGHT WINDSHIELD & STRUCK PASSENGER IN THE FACE DURING PRACTICE VOR APPROACH.