# Incident 19871018076079I: Beech 58P, Bedford, MA, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 07:58 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5858P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5858P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018076079I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SEAGULLS ON INITIAL CLIMB. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DEPARTURE POINT BELOW IFR LANDING MINIMUMS.

## Other reports on N5858P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20150528012129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150528012129I), May 28, 2015: Beech 58P (N5858P), Camarillo, CA, Minor damage. Nose and main landing gear collapsed upon touch down at cma. Landing gear warning horn and warning light illuminated during approach and touch down at cma. The…

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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