| Crash location | 27.420000°N, 80.636111°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Vero Beach, FL
27.638643°N, 80.397274°W 21.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N760C |
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| Accident date | 31 Jan 2007 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-46-500TP |
| Additional details: | None |
The private certificated pilot/owner, accompanied by a certificated flight instructor and a passenger, departed on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 local area instructional flight in a new, high performance airplane. As part of the purchase of the airplane, the instructor was providing transition training into the new airplane to the pilot/owner and the passenger. As the pilot was maneuvering the airplane in simulated instrument conditions, the left wing of the airplane was struck by a large bird. The collision resulted in structural damage to the wing, and a fuel leak when the left wing fuel tank was ruptured. An emergency landing was made at the departure airport.
An in-flight collision with a bird while maneuvering, which resulted in structural damage to the left wing of the airplane.