26.2416° N, 80.1339° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1985 · 16:10 local
Place
Pompano, FL
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N230BB
Reported as
Amtrew EA230
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total37 in this make and model60 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.
Bird struck glass canopy after takeoff. Canopy ruptured. Returned for landing.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRUCK GLASS CANOPY AFTER TAKEOFF. CANOPY RUPTURED. RETURNED FOR LANDING.