Piper PA-24-180 N6314P
11 April 2010 · Middlefield, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 2010 at about 15:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-180 registered N6314P was involved in an accident near Middlefield, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middlefield, Ohio, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.4497, -81.0631
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-180
- Registration
- N6314P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Willoughby → Middlefield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The inadvertent in-flight collision with a bird.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane collided with an eagle during cruise flight while descending through 2,700 feet. After the bird strike, he diverted to a nearby airport and made an uneventful landing. A postaccident inspection revealed that the airplane had received substantial damage to the engine firewall and right cockpit windshield. All observed damage was consistent with the airplane colliding with a bird while in flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2010 | Piper PA-24-250 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | Sheldon Arnett | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 2010 | Piper PA-24-260B | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-24-260C | Ridgecrest, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-24-260 | Cherokee, Iowa, United States | Wenck Kent W | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Piper PA-24-250 | Centerville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2010 | Piper PA-24-260 | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | Four Wins LLC | Fatal | 2 |
All 2,700 records for this type
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