FTW79IA067

NTSB incident investigation · Beechcraft B99A · Lafayette, LA · April 5, 1979

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1979
Place
Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
Injuries
1 minor, 14 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1922TBeechcraft B99A
Status
Completed · report April 17, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
FAA report
19790405100919I
Case key
79372

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010   79/4/5    LAFAYETTE,LA        BEECHCRAFT B99A     CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2013                    N1922T              PX-  0  0 13  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      49, 10010 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4727 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              LAFAYETTE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION

Aircraft

Registration
N1922T
Reported as
Beechcraft B99A
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Regional

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.