# Incident 19820401016979I: Beech 99, Bloomington, IN, April 1, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1982, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 39.1460° N, 86.6167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE COUNTY (BMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1460&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319BA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,847 total, 1,822 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820401016979I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FLOCK OF DUCKS. ONE DUCK PENETRATED RIGHT WINDSHIELD. BIRDS NOT SEEN IN DARKNESS.

## Other reports on N319BA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831229073289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229073289I), Dec 29, 1983: Beech 99 (N319BA), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear on approach. Used manual. Nose gear collapsed on taxiing. Bad micro switch. Gear not fully cranked down
- [Incident 19830121006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830121006569I), Jan 21, 1983: Beech 99 (N319BA), Evansville, IN. Left engine shutdown due to low oil pressure and rise in oil temperature. Unusual noises in compressor section.

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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