| Crash location | 28.533334°N, 8.000000°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 | Christmas, FL
28.536389°N, 81.017561°W 4354.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N65704 |
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| Accident date | 14 Oct 2013 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172P |
| Additional details: | None |
The flight instructor stated that, while in cruise flight at an altitude of 2,500 feet, he observed two large birds directly ahead of the airplane. He assumed control of the airplane from the student pilot and attempted to maneuver around them, but one of the birds impacted the left wing, resulting in substantial damage. After observing no flight control anomalies, the flight instructor elected to continue to the destination airport, where he landed the airplane without incident.
An inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight.