ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151086
Last updated: 7 November 2020
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| Date: | 07-DEC-2012 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Training LLC |
| Registration: | N415RJ |
| C/n / msn: | 172S9943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Centennial Airport - KAPA, Denver, CO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| KAPA |
The aircraft suffered a bird strike during approach at Centennial Airport - KAPA, Denver, Colorado. An eagle broke the windshield of the Cessna 172S.
The pilot suffered minor face injuries, but managed to land the plane safely.
Sources:
https://www.9news.com/article/news/article/303742/188/Eagle-strikes-plane-at-Centennial-Airport
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N415RJ.html (info)
http://e0.photos.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/4eee34d03dba36b0b19cb68ce7df7d609033f1dc (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2012 07:31 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 09:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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