# Accident 20190823014809A: Beech V35, Fort Myers, FL, August 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6433° N, 81.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6433&lon=-81.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9422S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9422S) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA557) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190823014809A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 23, 2019, AT 1100 EST, A BEECH CRAFT BE35, N9422S, WAS HIT BY A TURKEY VULTURE ON THE PILOT'S UPPER ENGINE COWLING WHILE ON APPROACH TO FORT MYERS AIRPORT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA19CA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA557), Aug 23, 2019: Beech 35 (N9422S), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s impact with a bird during approach.

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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