36.1337° N, 80.2220° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SMITH REYNOLDS (INT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 12, 1995 · 17:15 local
Place
Winston Salem, NC
Airport
Smith Reynolds
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N970AH
Reported as
Beech F33A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total325 in this make and model75 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.
Large bird hit windshield during descent. Entered cabin. Hit copilot. PIC landed aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
LARGE BIRD HIT WINDSHIELD DURING DESCENT. ENTERED CABIN. HIT COPILOT. PIC LANDED AIRCRAFT.