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| Date: | Saturday 21 February 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Sander Geophysics Limited |
| Registration: | C-GSGV |
| MSN: | 208B0524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 57 Nm SW of SUDU -
 Uruguay
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | QTT |
| QTT | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, suffered a bird strike during a low altitude survey flight.
The upper skin, lower skin and leading edge of the left wing had to be replaced.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-defensa-nacional/sites/ministerio-defensa-nacional/files/2021-02/2015%20-%20C-GSGV%20-%20ACCID.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2024 | C-GSGV | Sander Geophysics | 0 | near Marana, AZ |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 23 February 2025 | C-GSGV | Sander Geophysics | 0 | Sanford-Raleigh Executive Jetport, NC (KTTA) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2025 11:42 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Apr-2025 11:43 | ASN | Updated [Operator, ] |
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