# Accident 20230525006889A: Nanchang CJC-6, Loveland, CO, May 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2023, 12:40 local time
- Place: Loveland, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4536° N, 104.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4536&lon=-104.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443LM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443LM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6 (registry code 05628VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Housai HS6A (registry code 34201, https://openairdocs.org/engine/housai-hs6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCHANG CJC-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230525006889A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA203), May 25, 2023: Nanchang CJ6 (N443LM), Windsor, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird while on initial climb.

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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