# Incident 19940328008089I: Snias AS350B2, Socorro, NM, March 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Airport: Socorro General Hospital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYRA
- Location: 34.0369° N, 106.9109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL (NM35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0369&lon=-106.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94LG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SNIAS AS350B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 15 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328008089I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DUCK IN FLIGHT. DUCK IMPACTED WINDSHIELD ON LEFT SIDE. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

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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