Probable cause
Collision with a bird during cruise flight.
NTSB analysis
During an instructional flight, while the airplane was in cruise flight, a large black bird suddenly appeared in a dive and struck the right wing. The airplane landed uneventfully, and a subsequent inspection revealed that the right wing had sustained substantial damage.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA25LA377 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 27, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Okeechobee, Florida
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA28R
- N-number
- N8586A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2016
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
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.