- Date
- October 4, 1979
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N926MADehailland DHC6
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132961
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0025 79/10/4 HOUSTON,TX DEHAILLAND DHC6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1953 N926MA PX- 0 0 12 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTCL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE JACKSON,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION BIRD STRIKE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION REMARKS- RIGHT HAND WINDSHIELD HAD 6INCH HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N926MA
- Reported as
- Dehailland DHC6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Houston Intcl
N926MARegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTERAirframe modelDehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTEREngine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP
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