ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153253
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 February 2013 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Avions Fairey Tipsy Nipper T-66 |
| Owner/operator: | Sharman Enterprises Inc |
| Registration: | N1959N |
| MSN: | 15 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1200 hours |
| Engine model: | Jabiru 2200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Wolfskill Road, off Interstate Highway 505, Winters, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Davis/Winters, CA (DWA) |
| Vacaville, CA (VCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in cruise flight about 2,000 feet above the ground when several witnesses reported hearing a loud "crack," "pop," or "snap" sound and then looking up and seeing something separate from the airplane and then pieces falling to the ground. The outboard 4 feet of the right wing was found about 2,000 feet away from the main wreckage, and a turkey vulture carcass was found near the wing section. Postaccident examinations of the wing section revealed blood spots and a downy barbule, which was identified as a fragment of a turkey vulture feather.
Probable Cause: The airplane's impact with a turkey vulture in cruise flight, which resulted in the structural failure of the right wing and the subsequent loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=1959N
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2013 00:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Feb-2013 23:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2016 20:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2016 20:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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