Cessna 402C N36911

Summary

On 22 April 2021 at about 11:40 local time, a Cessna 402C registered N36911, operated by Hyannis Air Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. One person was 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.

Date

22 April 2021 at 11:40

Classification

Accident

Location

New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Coordinates

41.6766, -70.9578

Aircraft

Cessna 402C

Registration

N36911

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Hyannis Air Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nantucket → New Bedford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA197

Nobody was injured.

An inadvertent collision with a bird during descent, resulting 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 during descent, about 5nm from the destination airport, he saw a bird flying from his left to right side. The bird went into a dive and struck the vertical stabilizer. The pilot did not observe any flight anomalies and continued to the destination airport without incident. Subsequent examination revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.