- Date
- September 29, 1982, 18:45 local (Sep 30, 1982, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Big Sur, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6718XBeech 76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820929052519A
- Case key
- 69949
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, a small flock of birds were encountered while cruising at 8000 ft MSL. One or more of the birds struck the cowling and windshield which resulted in a hole in the top right side of the windshield. The pilot diverted and landed at monterey, CA without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6718X
- Reported as
- Beech 76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME-348
- Airframe hours
- 413
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1G6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Altair
- Registered owner
- Altair
- Departed
- VGB · Vandenberg Afb, CA
- Destination
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,882 total · 180 in this make and model · 1,688 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 115 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6718X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.