# Incident 20180313002459I: Cessna 172N, Arcadia, FL, March 13, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739DB) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 30 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/20180313002459I

## Narrative

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

MARCH 13 2018, 1430,  ON TAKEOFF FROM ARCADIA FLORIDA (X06) ON RUNWAY 06, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT CONTINUED TO CLIMB WHILE ASSESSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED NO DAMAGE VISIBLE AND CONTINUED FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED AFTER LANDING AND A SMALL DENT WAS FOUND IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT.

## Other reports on N739DB (1)

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

- [Incident 20251009014199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251009014199I), Oct 9, 2025: Cessna 172N (N739DB), Fellsmere, FL, No damage. Pilot states that engine speed would not exceed 2100 RPM, followed by engine cowl vibration. Pilot landed on a gravel road without further incident.

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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