# NTSB FTW79IA067: Beechcraft B99A, N1922T, Lafayette, LA, April 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1979
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79IA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79IA067

## NTSB brief

```
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B99A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790405100919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405100919I), Apr 5, 1979: Beech 99A, Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck flock of birds on descent for landing.

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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