Cessna 172 N383ME
9 June 2018 · Danbury, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2018 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N383ME, operated by Parlu Ventures LLC., was involved in an accident near Danbury, Connecticut, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Danbury Muni (DXR)
- Coordinates
- 41.3717, -73.4822
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N383ME
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Parlu Ventures LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → Danbury
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA345
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A collision with a bird during initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, a bird struck the airplane during initial climb. He and his student returned to the airport and landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing's ribs. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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