ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287827
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| Date: | Monday 12 March 2012 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA42 Twin Star |
| Owner/operator: | Embry-riddle Aeronautical University |
| Registration: | N915ER |
| MSN: | 42.AC150 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1352 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-MIA+ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Smyrna, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport, FL (KEVB) |
| Daytona Beach International Airport, FL (DAB/KDAB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and the student pilot were in cruise flight at 1,600 feet above the ground, preparing to land after an instructional flight, when they noticed three buzzards that were ahead, below, and to the right of their airplane and climbing. The pilots entered a climbing left turn and successfully avoided two of the birds; however, the remaining bird suddenly changed direction and impacted the right wing, resulting in substantial damage to its composite structure. After advising air traffic controllers of the encounter, the pilots landed the airplane uneventfully at a nearby airport.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent encounter with a bird during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA236
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 14:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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