42.4439° N, 76.5031° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1984 · 09:00 local
Place
Ithaca, NY
Airport
Tompkins Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N97SF
Reported as
Beech C90
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,800 total2,000 in this make and model200 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.
Struck 2 seagulls on climbout. Impact dented wing leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK 2 SEAGULLS ON CLIMBOUT. IMPACT DENTED WING LEADING EDGE.