27.5064° N, 99.5075° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Laredo, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 22, 1982 · 12:20 local
Place
Laredo, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6032R
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total1,000 in this make and model7 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.
Bird strike at cruise altitude. Windshield broken. Passenger received minor cuts. Returned to Laredo.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. WINDSHIELD BROKEN. PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR CUTS. RETURNED TO LAREDO.