Piper PA-44-180T N8390K
11 May 2013 · Loxahatchee, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 2013 at about 16:05 local time, a Piper PA-44-180T registered N8390K, operated by 424 Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Loxahatchee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Loxahatchee, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.8061, -80.4431
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-44-180T
- Registration
- N8390K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- 424 Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Miami → Indiantown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA240
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, while at an altitude of 1,700 feet mean sea level, a large bird struck the right horizontal stabilizer, which resulted in substantial damage. The pilot declared an emergency, diverted, and landed the airplane without further incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-44-180 | Billings, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain College | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-44-180 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Bird Acquisition LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-44-180 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2014 | Piper PA-44-180 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | ATP Aircraft 2 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 2012 | Piper PA-44-180 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Space Coast Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2014 | Piper PA-44-180 | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | ATP USA, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2013 | Cessna A185F | Palatka, Florida, United States | Lindsay A. Weaver | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Cessna 340A | Boynton Beach, Florida, United States | Paul S. Soule Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2013 | Boswell John J AIR CAM 912S | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | John Workman | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2013 | Cessna T337C | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-46-500TP | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |