Piper PA-46-500TP N760C

Summary

On 31 January 2007 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-46-500TP registered N760C, operated by Robert M. Taylor, was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida, 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.

Date

31 January 2007 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Vero Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.4200, -80.6361

Aircraft

Piper PA-46-500TP

Registration

N760C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert M. Taylor

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vero Beach → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07CA017

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a bird while maneuvering, which resulted in structural damage to the left wing of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private certificated pilot/owner, accompanied by a certificated flight instructor and a passenger, departed on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 local area instructional flight in a new, high performance airplane. As part of the purchase of the airplane, the instructor was providing transition training into the new airplane to the pilot/owner and the passenger. As the pilot was maneuvering the airplane in simulated instrument conditions, the left wing of the airplane was struck by a large bird. The collision resulted in structural damage to the wing, and a fuel leak when the left wing fuel tank was ruptured. An emergency landing was made at the departure airport.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.