41.7659° N, 72.6816° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1984 · 07:35 local
Place
Hartford, CT
Airport
Brainard
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4033Q
Reported as
Cessna 402A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,530 total15,015 in this make and model145 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 birds on takeoff 100 to 200 feet AGL. Damaged pilots windshield. Circled to uneventful landing.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK BIRDS ON TAKEOFF 100 TO 200 FEET AGL. DAMAGED PILOTS WINDSHIELD. CIRCLED TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING.