# Incident 20171121019659I: Gates Lear Jet 35, Newport News, VA, November 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39FN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39FN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Lear Jet 35 (registry code 5170600, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATES LEAR JET 35
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE 731 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171121019659I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKE OFF AN EAGLE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY OF DEPARTURE. THE PILOTS NOTED IT LOCATION AN MADE THE DECISION TO ABORT TAKE OFF. THE BIRD WAS STRUCK AND THE PILOTS REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO THE TOWER.

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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