Cessna 560XL N475CW
26 November 2023 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 November 2023 at about 22:40 local time, a Cessna 560XL registered N475CW, operated by Ultra Air, LLC, was involved in an accident near Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. 9 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.1728, -95.8040
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560XL
- Registration
- N475CW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ultra Air, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarasota → Omaha
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN24LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with a bird during decent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while descending through a cloud layer, a crewmember saw a flock of birds and alerted the pilot. The pilot reported that he disconnected the autopilot and attempted to avoid the birds. The birds impacted the airplane which resulted in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The crew made an uneventful landing following the bird strike
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2023 | Berkut 540 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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