Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28 N1447H

23 November 1997 · Lakeville, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 November 1997 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N1447H was involved in an accident near Lakeville, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lakeville, Minnesota, United States
Nearest airport
Airlake (LVN)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N1447H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Minneapolis → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI98LA045

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

geese that were encounter on an ILS final approach. Darkness was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported they were flying a practice ILS-Localizer approach and had intercepted the localizer when the airplane collided with waterfowl. The flight continued to the airport, where an successful landing was made. Postaccident inspection revealed the airplane had been struck by approximately 10 geese.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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