Cessna 172XP N2827V

Summary

On 15 July 1994 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 172XP registered N2827V, operated by White, Donald A., was involved in an accident near Indian Shores, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 1994 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Indian Shores, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172XP

Registration

N2827V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

White, Donald A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooksville → Venice

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA94FA179

1 person died.

A BIRD COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN PILOT INCAPACITATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FLYING ABOUT 200 FT ABOVE THE WATER ALONG THE BEACH. A BYSTANDER VIDEOTAPED THE AIRPLANE AS WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LARGE BIRD COLLIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE WATER. THE VIDEOTAPE WAS COMPUTER ENHANCED BY THE SAFETY BOARD. TWO DISTINCT DARK OBJECTS APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE JUST BEFORE THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND ROLLED INVERTED. ONE OF THE OBJECTS APPEARS TO STRIKE THE AIRPLANE. THE VIDEOTAPE SHOWS NUMEROUS PELICANS IN FLIGHT AND ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE PILOT'S FACIAL INJURIES WERE CONSISTENT WITH A WINDSHIELD SHATTERING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.