# NTSB Accident CHI08FA027
> **PIPER PA-44-180** · 2007-10-24 · Browerville, MN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08FA027
- **Event ID:** 20071102X01708
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-10-24
- **Location:** Browerville, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.159168, -94.657775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-44-180
- **Registration:** N327ND
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight collision with at least one Canada goose, and the resulting damage to the left stabilator that caused the airplane to become uncontrollable.  Contributing to the accident was the night lighting condition, which precluded any possibility of the flight crew seeing the bird(s) prior to impact.

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