Cirrus SR20 N50068
24 October 2024 · Sebring, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 October 2024 at about 17:45 local time, a Cirrus SR20 registered N50068, operated by PRP Aviation, was involved in an accident near Sebring, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sebring, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 27.4931, -81.4379
- Aircraft
- Cirrus SR20
- Registration
- N50068
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2021
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- PRP Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocala → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A birdstrike during descent to the destination airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during descent from 3,500 ft to traffic pattern altitude of his destination airport, the airplane impacted a bird at an altitude about 1,900 ft above ground level. The pilot continued to the destination airport and landed uneventfully. The airplane’s right wing was substantially damaged during the collision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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