# Incident 20150416006639I: Beech V35, Fargo, ND, April 16, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2015, 21:31 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9450S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9450S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150416006639I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A BIRD STRIKE (DUCK) ON THE FORWARD COWL PUNCTURING THE SHEET METAL AND ENTERING THE FRESH AIR DUCT/ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING FAR AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND/TAXI TO PARKING. PROVIDED ACCESS TO BIRD STRIKE REPORTING SYSTEM TO OWNER/PILOT.

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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