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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 1996 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Smythe Air Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7396U |
| MSN: | 20700438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kotzebue, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Point Hope, AK (PHO) |
| (KOTZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying the airplane at 2,500 feet above sea level. He had seen flocks of geese flying in the area 2 to 3 days earlier; however, he had not seen any that day. While in cruise flight, he heard a thud, and noted that a goose feather came out of the fresh air vent. The pilot then looked out of his windshield and saw damage to the wing of the airplane, where impact with a bird (goose) had occurred. He landed without further incident.
Probable Cause: an in-flight encouter with bird(s)/geese, which resulted in a bird strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC96LA144
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 January 1985 | N7396U | Foster Aviation | 0 | Nome, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 10:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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