ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385313
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2000 |
| Time: | 11:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Embry Riddle Aeronautical Univ |
| Registration: | N928ER |
| MSN: | 4496026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1172 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LO-360-A1H6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | New Smyrna Beac, FL |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that the aircraft was in level flight, at an altitude of about 2,000 feet, when a large bird impacted the outboard section of the right wing's leading edge. The instructor then declared an emergency, took control of the airplane from the student, and executing a precautionary landing at Spruce Creek, Florida. Post accident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the aircraft as a result of the bird strike.
Probable Cause: an inadvertent inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA017
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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