# Incident 20131109021049I: Cessna 172S, Daytona Beach, FL, November 9, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2013, 12:35 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N496ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N496ER-2017-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131109021049I

## Narrative

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

PART 141 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, DEPARTED KDAB, ENCOUNTERED TWO VULTURES, ONE VULTURE STRUCK THE RIGHT WING AT MID-SPAN, CRUSHING THE LEADING EDGE SKIN AND TWO NOSE RIBS WITHIN THE STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

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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