# NTSB Accident ATL97LA071
> **Piper PA-23-250** · 1997-05-08 · JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07851
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-08
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.349624, -81.640792
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N520SM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while on a low pass, leading to propeller damage.  A factor was birds in the area.

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