Crash location | 31.603611°N, 91.670278°W |
Nearest city | Ferriday, LA
31.630166°N, 91.554565°W 7.1 miles away |
Tail number | N3628T |
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Accident date | 01 Feb 2009 |
Aircraft type | Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B |
Additional details: | None |
While on short final the bi-wing airplane impacted a flock of birds. Bird residue penetrated the windscreen and impacted the pilot in the face. Temporarily blinded, the pilot attempted a go-around maneuver, but the airplane impacted the runway, nosed over, and came to rest in an inverted position. The airplane's fuselage sustained structural damage during the accident.
The pilot's loss of control following an impact with birds.