Summary
On July 03, 2005, a Cessna 207 (N48CF) was involved in an incident near Bethel, AK. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: An in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's wing.
On July 3, 2005, about 1245 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N48CF, sustained structural damage as a result of a bird strike while in cruise flight between Bethel, Alaska, and Nightmute, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Grant Aviation, Inc., of Emmonak, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, at the time of the accident. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect.
This incident is documented in NTSB report ANC05CA095. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N48CF.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
An in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane's wing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On July 3, 2005, about 1245 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 207 airplane, N48CF, sustained structural damage as a result of a bird strike while in cruise flight between Bethel, Alaska, and Nightmute, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by Grant Aviation, Inc., of Emmonak, Alaska, as a visual flight rules (VFR) positioning flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, at the time of the accident. The solo commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a company flight plan was in effect.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on July 6, the operator's director of operations reported that after departing from Bethel, while in level cruise flight at 1,000 feet agl, the pilot noted a large bird heading towards the airplane. The director of operations said that the pilot tried to avoid the collision by turning the airplane to the right, but the bird subsequently struck the left wing of the airplane. A postaccident inspection revealed structural damage to the airplane's left wing spar.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ANC05CA095