# Incident 19951103041149I: Beech 1900C, Spencer, IA, November 3, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1995, 00:10 local time
- Place: Spencer, IA
- Airport: Spencer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GLBA
- Location: 43.1657° N, 95.2028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPENCER MUNI (SPW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1657&lon=-95.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60UE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A65B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,630 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103041149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING THE VOR 30 APPROACH TO THE SPENCER AIRPORT. THE CREW INITIATED THEIR DESCENT OUT OF 3500 FEET AT 16 DME AND WHEN PASSING THROUGH 3300 FEET, JUST AFTER BREAKING OUT OF CLOUDS, THEY TOOK THE BIRD STRIKE IN THE LEFT WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON. THE WINDSHIELD WAS SHATTERED, COVERING THE CAPTAIN WITH GLASS. THE CAPTAIN WAS FLYING PILOT, BUT TRANSFERRED CONTROL TO THE FIRST OFFICER SINCE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WAS SEVERELY REDUCED. THE FIRST OFFICER LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN SUSTAINED MULTIPLE SMALL CUTS ON HER FACE AND RIGHT ARM. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS UNINJURED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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