40.1141° N, 88.2746° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 18, 1991 · 22:03 local
Place
Champaign-Urban, IL
Airport
University Of Illinois-Willar
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MIWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N255MC
Reported as
Dorner DO228202
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,839 total2,165 in this make and model67 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.
Encountered 2 rapid bird strikes on final approach. One passenger received minor injury from broken window.
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED 2 RAPID BIRD STRIKES ON FINAL APPROACH. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY FROM BROKEN WINDOW.