# Incident 19890716044069I: Mtsbsi MU2B60, Chatham, MA, July 16, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N910DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B60
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890716044069I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEAGULL AFTER LIFTOFF. MINOR DAMAGE. CONTINUED FLIGHT.

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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