# Accident 20161118020399A: Beech A36, Fort Myers, FL, November 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2016, 13:17 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Airport: Southwest Florida International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5361° N, 81.7553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5361&lon=-81.7553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,040 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161118020399A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 19, 2016, AT 13:17 EDT, A BEECH A36, 64793 ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ENROUTE FOR LANDING AT SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RSW) FORT MYERS FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA086), Nov 18, 2016: Beech A36 (N64793), Ft. Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a flock of birds.

## Other reports on N64793 (2)

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

- [Incident 20050410006369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410006369I), Apr 10, 2005: Beech A36 (N64793), La Grange, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed at lagrange airport on runway 13. After landing the aircraft gear collapsed on the active runway.
- [Incident 19970320003369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970320003369I), Mar 20, 1997: Beech A36 (N64793), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Hahn had entered the traffic pattern at Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport and became distracted by another aircraft entering the downwind. He…

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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