A picture from the Broward County Aviation Department in Florida shows the outcome of a collision between a Cessna 402 and a 20lb turkey vulture after the aircraft departed the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport last month.
According to the Miami Herald's account of the incident, the pilot had climbed to an altitude of about 600ft when the two met. The pilot fared better in the end, with injuries to the head and face but a successful emergency landing back at the airport under his belt.
A chilling account of a similar event, also in Florida and also with a turkey vulture, is described on the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association website...
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