Accident · 2007-10-23

NTSB case CHI08FA027 · PIPER PA-44-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-10-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-44-180 (N327ND)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: University of North Dakota Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

Probable cause

An in-flight collision with at least one Canada goose, and the resulting damage to the left stabilator that caused the airplane to become uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the night lighting condition, which precluded any possibility of the flight crew seeing the bird(s) prior to impact.

Source: NTSB case CHI08FA027

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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