# Incident 20150320006989I: Cessna 208B, Klawock, AK, March 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Airport: Klawock
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: V9SA
- Location: 55.5792° N, 133.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KLAWOCK (AKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5792&lon=-133.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1229C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1229C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208B (registry code 2073701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208B
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150320006989I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK IMATURE BALD EAGLE WITH NOSE GEAR WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT DEPARTURE FROM KLAWOCK AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N1229C (2)

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

- [Incident 20231014013359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231014013359I), Oct 14, 2023: Cessna 208B (N1229C), Klawock, AK, Minor damage. The pilot in command and a passenger statement and interview revealed that on initial startup, the taxi on ramp and the back taxi on runway were uneventful.…
- [Accident 20081007848831A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007848831A), Oct 7, 2008: Cessna 208B (N1229C), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Hageland N411GV a Cessna 208B and grant N1229C a Cessna 208B hit left wings while taxing at Bethel, AK airport. N411GV was cleared to taxi from the north…

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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