# Incident 19990917032779I: Cessna 172N, Palo Alto, CA, September 17, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1999, 17:03 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4849D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4849D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990917032779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY #30 AT THE PALO ALTO AIRPORT, PALO ALTO, CA, A CESSNA C-172 AIRPLANE, N4849D, STRUCK A BIRD. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND LANDING WAS EXECUTED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N4849D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20260730010239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260730010239I), Jul 30, 2026: Cessna 172N (N4849D), Amalga, UT, No damage. The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. Aircraft maintenance determined that a vented…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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