# Incident 20031031028289I: Beech B200, Lincoln, NE, October 31, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8000° N, 96.6670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-96.6670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75ZT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75ZT-2008-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031031028289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, RAYTHEON B200, N75ZT, SN: BB-967, STRUCK A FLOCK OF SEA GULLS AT APPROXIMATELY 4000' MSL, WHILE ENROUTE FROM LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TO COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY BEHLEN MANUFACTURING, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RH COCKPIT WINDSHIELD AND RH WING LEADING EDGE, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE ENGINE NACELLE AND WING TIP. THE PIC IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED THE APPROACH TO THE COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PIC OR PASSENGER. BIRD/OTHER WILDLIFE STRIKE REPORT, FAA FORM 5200-7, SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE OF AIRPORT SAFETY AND STANDARDS, AAS-310.

## Other reports on N75ZT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980310011719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310011719I), Mar 10, 1998: Beech 200BEECH (N75ZT), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Narrative: upon departure from north platte, NE (lbf), pilot stated that during gear retraction he heard a weird sound. The light in the landing gear handle…

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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