# Accident 20171204022689A: Cessna 402C, Hyannis, MA, December 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2017, 17:27 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 41.6689° N, 70.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6689&lon=-70.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2748Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2748Y-2021-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171204022689A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FLOCK OF BIRDS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA071), Dec 4, 2017: Cessna 402 (N2748Y), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Encounter with a flock of birds during takeoff at night, resulting in multiple bird strikes and structural damage.

## Other reports on N2748Y (3)

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

- [Incident 20200109000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200109000019I), Jan 9, 2020: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Arriving on 33 from a simulated single engine approach, I retracted the flaps and advised the flying pilot she had 3200 feet of runway remaining and to…
- [Incident 20180702009019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180702009019I), Jul 2, 2018: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Nantucket, MA, No damage. Aircraft was conducting single-pilot, cargo-only operations and was to reposition back to khya with no freight onboard. While holding short of runway 6, the…
- [Incident 19850816064619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816064619I), Aug 16, 1985: Cessna 402C (N2748Y), Monroe, LA. Smoke from behind instrument panel alleviated by pulling circuit breaker. Smoke from avionics fan motor.

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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