# Accident 19841105075259A: Beech E55, Groton, CT, November 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1984, 08:50 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3183° N, 72.0565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-72.0565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62561 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,033 total, 451 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841105075259A

## Narrative

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

WARNED BY TOWER OF BIRD ACTIVITY AT THRESHOLD. BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS, HIT BIRDS. DAMAGED WING, FLAP, ENGINE NACELLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA023), Nov 5, 1984: Beech BE-55E (N62561), Groton, CT, substantial damage

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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