Piper PA-34-200T N767PD
25 March 2008 · North Canton, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 2008 at about 14:49 local time, a Piper PA-34-200T registered N767PD was involved in an accident near North Canton, Ohio, 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 14:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Canton, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9264, -81.4478
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T
- Registration
- N767PD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toledo → North Canton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The bird strike during approach for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane received substantial damage on impact with a bird identified as a Common Loon (Gavia immer) during approach to runway 23. The pilot reported that the right wing of the airplane struck the bird during the downwind leg of the approach at 1,700 feet mean sea level and 120 knots. The right wing was crushed inward and wrinkled at the impact location. The airplane landed without further incident. The average weight of the Common Loon is 132 ounces.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Folkston, Georgia, United States | Silver Express Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | Tallahasee, Florida, United States | Lima Mike LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | Covington, Tennessee, United States | William A. McMahan | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-34-200 | Lago Ranco, Chile | Rafael Canas | Unknown | - |
| 24 May 2008 | Piper PA-34-200T | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | Barry L. Hardesty | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Piper PA-34 | Blythe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 2008 | Schultz MINI 500 | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Mooney M20K | New Philadelphi, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 1 Sep 2008 | Convair CV-580 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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