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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Nanchang CJC-6 · Loveland, CO · May 25, 2023

Date: May 25, 2023 · 12:40 local
Place: Loveland, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N443LM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA203
Reported as: Nanchang CJC-6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N443LMRegistered now · Nanchang China CJ-6S/N 3151214 · Built 1979 Airframe modelNanchang China CJ-6 Engine modelHousai HS6AReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While on climb out from kfnl, privacy data omitted struck a bird, pilot requested an immediate return to airport, once landed it was discovered that the vertical stabilizer was damaged and needed to be replaced, the weather at the time was VMC. There was one person on board at the time. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON CLIMB OUT FROM KFNL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A BIRD, PILOT REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO AIRPORT, ONCE LANDED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD AT THE TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWindsor, COAn inflight collision with a bird while on initial climb.May 25, 2023 · Substantial damage