Nanchang CJ6 N443LM
25 May 2023 · Windsor, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 2023 at about 18:24 local time, a Nanchang CJ6 registered N443LM was involved in an accident near Windsor, Colorado, 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 18:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.4536, -104.9539
- Aircraft
- Nanchang CJ6
- Registration
- N443LM
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Collins → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA203
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An inflight collision with a bird while on initial climb.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on initial climb, a bird impacted the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. The leading edge of the stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The airplane was controllable, and the pilot executed an uneventful landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nanchang CJ6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2019 | Nanchang CJ6 | Porter Ranch, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Oct 2016 | Nanchang CJ6 | Blackshear, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Nanchang CJ6-A | Flushing, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2023 | Cessna 150L | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Nanchang China CJ-6A | Peyton, Colorado, United States | Kflyin LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Piper PA-24-250 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2023 | Cessna A185F | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2023 | Cessna 182R | Las Animas, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2023 | Piper PA-18-150 | Brush, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |