# Incident 19840823051879I: Beech 65, Childress, TX, August 23, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Childress, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4355° N, 100.2824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Childress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4355&lon=-100.2824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AG-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series (registry code 41529, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840823051879I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A BUZZARD DURING A LOW LEVEL GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. BUZZARD PENETRATED THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N9AG (1)

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

- [Accident 19881102070839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881102070839A), Nov 2, 1988: Beech STC65BEECH (N9AG), Elko, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost right engine. Failed to feather. Got below VMC stalled and dived into a house. Over weight. Super charger failed

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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