Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1981 |
Time: | 11:36 |
Type: | Learjet 23 |
Operator: | Freedom International |
Registration: | N400PG |
MSN: | 23-068 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | near Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK/KLUK), United States of America |
Destination airport: | Detroit (unknown airport), MI, United States of America |
Narrative:While climbing through a height of 3800 feet, a Common Loon bird collided with the aircraft, penetrating the windshield. The co-pilot was killed and the captain sustained serious injuries. Debris from the windshield were ingested by the no. 2 engine, which had to be shut down. The pilot returned to the airport for an emergency landing.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSES:
miscellaneous - bird collision
miscellaneous - foreign material affecting normal operations
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
Classification:
Bird strike
Forced landing on runway
Sources:
» NTSB
Photos
accident date:
07-04-1981type: Learjet 23
registration: N400PG
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.