# Accident 19941018035079A: Beech 58, Fort Wayne, IN, October 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1994, 16:16 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0692° N, 85.1710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0692&lon=-85.1710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83KK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,188 total, 383 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941018035079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK GEESE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURY FROM GOOSE AND WINDSHIELD. GEESE ON TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA016), Oct 18, 1994: Beech 58 (N83KK), Ft. Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight collision with birds(geese). A factors associated with the accident was the building which was contacted.

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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