Last updated: 6 August 2021
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| Date: | Saturday 13 June 2020 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 300 Super King Air 350 |
| Operator: | Gama Aviation Signature |
| Registration: | N858UP |
| MSN: | FL-1049 |
| First flight: | 2016 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (BED) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (BED/KBED), United States of America |
| Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | GAJ858 |
A Beech Super King Air 350 returned to land at Bedford-Hanscom Field, Massachusetts, after suffering a bird strike on departure.
The aircraft safely landed back at Hanscom Field.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Bird strikeForced landing on runway
Sources:
» NTSB» FAA
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line is connecting ADS-B datapoints from FlightAware.
Distance from Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA to Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC as the crow flies is 646 km (404 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA to Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC as the crow flies is 646 km (404 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
