# NTSB CHI69D0485: Beech 95-C55, N3769Q, Hamilton, IL, November 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1968
- Place: Hamilton, IL · HAMILTON, IL
- Location: 40.3916° N, 91.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3916&lon=-91.3611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0485
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0485

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4710  68/11/17 NR.HAMILTON,ILL       BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1650
        TIME - 1630                    N3769Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH AN 8LB GOOSE.ACFT WINDSHIELD DESTROYED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3769Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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