Probable cause
The bird that the airplane struck while on final approach.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the airplane he was flying impacted a bird during landing while on a local flight.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA053 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 5, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hutchinson, Minnesota
- Nearest airport
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HCD)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Dusk
Cessna 172F
- N-number
- N5556R
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.