41.6883° N, 69.9897° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 16, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place
Chatham, MA
Airport
Chatham Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N910DA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total4,800 in this make and model65 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.
Aircraft struck seagull after liftoff. Minor damage. Continued flight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEAGULL AFTER LIFTOFF. MINOR DAMAGE. CONTINUED FLIGHT.