New Bedford, MA, USA
N36911
CESSNA 402C
The pilot reported that during descent, about 5nm from the destination airport, he saw a bird flying from his left to right side. The bird went into a dive and struck the vertical stabilizer. The pilot did not observe any flight anomalies and continued to the destination airport without incident. Subsequent examination revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
An inadvertent collision with a bird during descent, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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