Cessna 550 N73HH

Summary

On 5 June 2009 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 550 registered N73HH, operated by M & L Airways Inc, was involved in an accident near Sellersburg, Indiana, 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

5 June 2009 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sellersburg, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Clark Regional (JVY)

Coordinates

38.3514, -85.7339

Aircraft

Cessna 550

Registration

N73HH

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

M & L Airways Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sellersburg → Portsmouth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA418

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a large bird during the airplane's initial climb.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that a large bird struck the nose of the airplane during its initial climb. The flight was about 1 mile north of the airport, 1,000 feet above ground level, at the time. The pilot elected to continue the approximately 20-minute flight to the intended destination, and the flight was completed without further incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A postaccident examination revealed impact damage to the nosecone and underlying airframe support structure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.