Cessna 152 N6300Q

Summary

On 14 March 2024 at about 14:38 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N6300Q, operated by American Flight Training, was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, 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.

Date

14 March 2024 at 14:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.0000, -80.4300

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N6300Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1981

Engines

1

Operator

American Flight Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Immoklee → Pembroke Pines

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA173

Nobody was injured.

An inflight collision with a bird while approaching the destination airport.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on the last leg of a solo, cross-country flight. About 10 miles west of his destination airport, he encountered a flock of birds. While attempting to evade the flock, a large bird struck the right wing leading edge, resulting in substantial damage to the airframe. The pilot was able to continue to his destination and land uneventfully with the bird lodged in the wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.