Plane Crash List

Cessna 182H N8463S

9 September 2004 · Nashua, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 September 2004 at about 23:37 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N8463S was involved in an accident near Nashua, New Hampshire, 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 23:37
Classification
Accident
Location
Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport
Boire Field (ASH)
Coordinates
42.7817, -71.5147
Aircraft
Cessna 182H
Registration
N8463S
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Nashua → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night
NTSB number
NYC04LA212

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

An in flight collision with birds while landing. A factor was the night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot completing a local sunset flight, and was returning to the airport at night. While the airplane was in the landing flare, it struck eight geese. The pilot was able to complete the landing; however, both wings sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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