Piper PA-31-310 N7086Z
30 March 2006 · Victorville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 2006 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N7086Z was involved in an accident near Victorville, California, United States. 4 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Victorville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8167, -117.3833
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-310
- Registration
- N7086Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Victorville → Fresno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA140
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
A large bird impacted the left wing of the airplane, resulting in substantial damage. During climb out the pilot encountered a flock of birds, and as he attempted to maneuver around the birds, one collided with the left wing, outboard of the left engine. The pilot returned to his departure airport for a precautionary landing. As he slowed the airplane to land, the left wing became unstable and tried to drop. He continued his approach to the runway at a higher than normal speed and landed uneventfully.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Everts Air Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31-350 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2006 | Piper PA-31-350 | Burlington, North Carolina, United States | Labcorp | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-31-350 | Easton, Washington, United States | Airpac Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2006 | Piper PA-31-310 | St. Thomas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-31-350 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | Midwest Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Beechcraft A36 | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Learjet 55 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Clay Lacy Aviation | No injuries | - |
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| 19 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-790 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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