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| Date: | Thursday 27 August 2015 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Atzec |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Imaging Inc |
| Registration: | N900AM |
| MSN: | 27-7954014 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3715 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Lewis University Airport (KLOT), Chicago/Romeoville, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Stuck an object in flight while en route at 2,500 feet causing damage to the leading edge of the wing. Press speculation suggest collision with an unmanned air vehicle. However microscopic examination of the damaged
area revealed several feather barbs consistent with remnants from the Columbidae bird family, which
includes doves and pigeons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.suasnews.com/2015/08/unconfirmed-midair-between-piper-navajo-and-unidentified-rpa/
http://web.archive.org/web/20150905214306/http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:28-AUG-15,PIPER
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=900AM
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2015 14:27 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 31-Aug-2015 23:31 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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