ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213074
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 2017 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 402C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2748Y |
| MSN: | 402C0248 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 33449 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-VB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hyannis, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hyannis, ME (HYA) |
| Hyannis, ME (HYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he took off at night, and during the initial climb about 800ft above the ground, the airplane ran into a flock of birds. The pilot declared an emergency with the tower and landed the airplane without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wind screen and the windscreen frame.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: Encounter with a flock of birds during takeoff at night, resulting in multiple bird strikes and structural damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 2018 | N2748Y | Cape Associates Inc | 0 | Nantucket Memorial Airport (KACK), MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Jul-2018 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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