# Accident 20130913016469A: Piper PA-28-161, Princeton, MN, September 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, MN
- Airport: Princeton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TBDA
- Location: 45.5600° N, 93.6083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5600&lon=-93.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N526PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N526PU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,423 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA550) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130913016469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETING A MANUEVER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE BIRD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE STUDENT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT (PNM).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13CA550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA550), Sep 13, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N526PU), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bald eagle.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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