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ERA25LA377

2025-09-27 · Okeechobee, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N8586A

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28R-201
Year of manufacture
2016 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20160210
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABC83B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

Collision with a bird during cruise flight.

Factual narrative

During an instructional flight, while the airplane was in cruise flight, a large black bird suddenly appeared in a dive and struck the right wing. The airplane landed uneventfully, and a subsequent inspection revealed that the right wing had sustained substantial damage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Animal(s)/bird(s)-Effect on equipment

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA377.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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