# Accident 20010320004779A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Alamosa, CO, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Airport: San Luis Valley/Bergman Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4595° N, 105.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4595&lon=-105.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9940F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9940F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF A BUSINESS UNDER FAR PART 91. THE PILOT HAD CANCELLED IFR AND WAS DESCENDING IN VMC OVER THE AIRPORT. THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER YELLEE BIRD AND THE PILOT SAW BLACK STREAKS ONE OF WHICH COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE TIP TANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE BIRD KILLED (SAND HILL CRANE). NONE OF THE 5 PASSENGERS NOR THE PILOT WAS INJURED. THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT ALAMOSA. PILOT ADVISED ON 3/28/01 THAT HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION WILL SUBMIT A BIRD STRIKE REPORT FORM 5200-7.

## 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 DEN01LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA073), Mar 20, 2001: Cessna 340 (N9940F), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a large bird during downwind approach for landing.

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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