# NTSB FTW80IA006: Beechcraft B99, N35CA, Abilene, TX, October 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1979
- Place: Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 14 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80IA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0024  79/10/31   ABILENE,TX          BEECHCRAFT B99      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1920                    N35CA               PX-  0  0 13  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      29, 4540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        2525 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          D/FW AIRPORT,TX             ABILENE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- BIRD APPEARED TO BE A NIGHT HAWK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35CA-1990-04-12), registration cancelled 1990-04-12, S/N U93 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B99
- Registry model: [Beech 99A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99a) (registry code 1154003) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Abilene Municipal

## 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 19791031056379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056379I), Oct 31, 1979: Beech 99, Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Bird strike during descent, bird came through the windshield and injured the co pilot.

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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