# Incident 19960506013569I: Beech 77, Canandaigua, NY, May 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Canandaigua, NY
- Airport: Canandaigua Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9089° N, 77.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANANDAIGUA (IUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9089&lon=-77.3252&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3829Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960506013569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 5/6/96 AT 1630 LCL EST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-77, N3829Z, REGISTERED TO ELVIE AVIATION, INC., ROCHESTER, NY DURING CRUISE AT 4000 FEET EXPERIENCED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT OUTBOARD WING SECTION WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT. THE WING RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES INCURRED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL AUTHORITY AT ALL TIMES. MAINTENANCE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE OUTER WING PANEL. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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