| Crash location | 26.806111°N, 80.443055°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 | Loxahatchee, FL
26.683677°N, 80.279770°W 13.2 miles away |
| Tail number | N8390K |
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| Accident date | 11 May 2013 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-44-180T |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, while en route to the destination airport at an altitude of 1,700 feet, a large bird struck the right horizontal stabilizer resulting in substantial damage. The pilot declared an emergency, diverted, and landed the airplane without further incident.
An in-flight collision with a bird.