Incident Overview
Date: xx Dec 1980
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Revolucionaria
Registration Number: 12-01
Location: near Candelaria –
ÿ Cuba
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the ailerons and elevators)Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the ailerons and elevators)
Category: Accident
A small Cessna 172 aircraft collided with a large flock of ducks, resulting in a crash.A small Cessna 172 aircraft collided with a large flock of ducks, resulting in a crash.
Description
Crashed after colliding with a flock of ducks.
Primary Cause
Turbulence caused by the ducks’ movement likely disrupted the aircraft’s control surfaces, leading to a loss of stability and subsequent impact.Turbulence caused by the ducks’ movement likely disrupted the aircraft’s control surfaces, leading to a loss of stability and subsequent impact.Share on:
