ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293558
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| Date: | Friday 24 June 2005 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | On File |
| Registration: | N84RW |
| MSN: | 997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Fe, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque-Double Eagle II Airport, NM (KAEG) |
| Los Alamos Airport, NM (LAM/KLAM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was cruising at 120 knots at 9,500 feet msl when a bird struck his airplane. The impact separated the propeller blades at midspan. One or both blades struck the trailing edge of the right aileron, bounced off, then hit the right vertical stabilizer, which also separated in flight. The pilot made an uneventful emergency landing.
Probable Cause: the inflight collision with a bird(s).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN05LA099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 07:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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