Textron 525 N287CB
21 December 2021 · Dubuque, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 December 2021 at about 00:45 local time, a Textron 525 registered N287CB, operated by Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Dubuque, Iowa, United States. 3 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dubuque, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5063, -90.6677
- Aircraft
- Textron 525
- Registration
- N287CB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2017
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Cottingham & Butler Insurance Services Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Dubuque
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
An inflight collision with a flock of geese that resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while on a visual approach, the airplane impacted a flock of geese, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. He stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2022 | Textron 525B | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2017 | Textron 525C | Howell, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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