ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287832
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 2012 |
| Time: | 00:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 |
| Owner/operator: | Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings |
| Registration: | N4083Y |
| MSN: | 31-8152100 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18525 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TI0-540 -J2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-DeKalb Peachtree Airport, GA (PDK/KPDK) |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was in cruise flight at 6,000 feet mean sea level when birds hit the top center section of the windscreen, shattered it, and entered the cockpit. The pilot declared an emergency and requested an instrument flight rules clearance back to his departure airport. The clearance was approved, and the airplane arrived at the departure airport without further incident. Examination of the airplane revealed that the vertical stabilizer received substantial damage.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with birds during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA218
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 14:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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