# Incident 19820503027879I: Beech 99, Stratford, CT, May 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1982, 07:00 local time
- Place: Stratford, CT
- Airport: Igor Sikorsky Mem
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PLGA
- Location: 41.1845° N, 73.1332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1845&lon=-73.1332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134PM-2026-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820503027879I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON FINAL. BIRD CAME THRU THE WINDSHIELD AND HIT THE CO-PILOT.

## Other reports on N134PM (3)

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

- [Incident 19951130044179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951130044179I), Nov 30, 1995: Beech 99 (N134PM), Salt Lake City, UT. Narrative: an ameriflight, BE-99, N134PM, departed Salt Lake City International Airport, UT, from runway 14 and experienced a loss of rudder control. Pilot…
- [Incident 19811120083019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811120083019I), Nov 20, 1981: Beech 99 (N134PM), Groton, CT, Minor damage. Aircraft struck by seagulls during landing.
- [Incident 19800629056729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800629056729I), Jun 29, 1980: Beech 99 (N134PM), Windsor Locks, CT. Odor of electrical fire and smoke, circuit breakers popped, then smoke odor disappeared. Cause was rainwater.

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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