N39HC is a Cessna 414. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 7 seats, powered by a Cont Motor TSIO-520 SER rated at 300 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Midland, TX. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 1973. It has been registered to its current owner since Feb 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2021
1973
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The airplane was about 4 miles from the destination airport in a descent to land when the airplane struck a bird. The pilot landed the airplane without incident and substantial damage was found to the right wing. Remains from the birds were submitted to the Smithsonian Institute and were found to belong to a black vulture (coragyps atratus). The average weight of a black vulture is reported to be between 3.5 and 6.6 lbs. Data archived by birdcast.info, showed bird activity at the time of the accident was between medium and high. In addition, data from usahas.com, the U.S. Air Force avian hazard advisory system, showed that the bird strike risk was severe near the collision area.
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