# Incident 19841201071439I: Cessna 402A, Hartford, CT, December 1, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1984, 07:35 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Brainard
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7659° N, 72.6816° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7659&lon=-72.6816&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4033Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 15,015 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841201071439I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BIRDS ON TAKEOFF 100 TO 200 FEET AGL. DAMAGED PILOTS WINDSHIELD. CIRCLED TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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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