| Date: | Tuesday 7 April 1981 |
| Time: | 11:36 |
| Type: |  Learjet 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Freedom International |
| Registration: | N400PG |
| MSN: | 23-068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati Municipal Airport, OH (LUK/KLUK) |
| Detroit (unknown airport), MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While climbing through a height of 3800 feet, a Common Loon bird collided with the aircraft, penetrating the windshield. The co-pilot was killed and the captain sustained serious injuries. Debris from the windshield were ingested by the no. 2 engine, which had to be shut down. The pilot returned to the airport for an emergency landing.
PROBABLE CAUSES:
miscellaneous - bird collision
miscellaneous - foreign material affecting normal operations
complete power loss - complete engine failure/flameout-1 engine
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo (c) B. Chu; Detroit City Airport, MI (DET/KDET); September 1984
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