42.6657° N, 73.7984° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 22, 1985 · 13:30 local
Place
Albany, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BHAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N306BH
Reported as
Beech 1900
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total700 in this make and model210 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.
While being vectored around thunderstorm, aircraft encountered hail. Damage to radome, lights and skin.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE BEING VECTORED AROUND THUNDERSTORM, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED HAIL. DAMAGE TO RADOME, LIGHTS AND SKIN.