# Accident 20241024015139A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Sebring, FL, October 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2024, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4931° N, 81.4379° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4931&lon=-81.4379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50068, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50068) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-C3B6 (registry code 42710, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-c3b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-C3B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241024015139A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/24/2024 A CIRRUS SR20 WAS 5 MILES NORTH OF THE SEBRING, FL AIRPORT (SEF) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT AT SEF WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND MAJOR DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT-WING SPAR. NO INJURIES WERE REORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA026), Oct 24, 2024: Cirrus Design SR20 (N50068), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A birdstrike during descent to the destination airport.

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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