Extra 300 N808YF
29 March 2022 · Rome, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 March 2022 at about 14:45 local time, a Extra 300 registered N808YF was involved in an accident near Rome, Georgia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rome, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.3508, -85.1587
- Aircraft
- Extra 300
- Registration
- N808YF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2015
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA178
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An inflight collision with a bird while conducting low level aerobatics.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was practicing aerobatics (about 400- 600 ft above ground level) when a “large” bird impacted the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer, which resulted in substantial damage. The airplane rolled and yawed slightly after the impact, but the pilot was able to maintain control of the airplane and land immediately without incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2023 | Extra 300 | Selänpää, Finland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Extra 300 | Tokol, Hungary, Hungary | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 2014 | Extra 300-L | Fukushima City, Japan | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2013 | Extra 300/LT | Adrian, Oregon, United States | Edward Claugus | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 1993 | Extra 300 | Ridge Springs, South Carolina, United States | Rutland, GUY E. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2022 | Piper PA-23 | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Piper PA-28-150 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | FlyCorps Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Beechcraft V35A | Shellman Bluff, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2022 | Beechcraft A35 | Waco, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Evolution REVOLT | Calhoun, Georgia, United States | Sutz Kenneth J | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Cessna 340 | Covington, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |