# Incident 20191102018879I: Cessna 172P, New Castle, DE, November 2, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2019, 15:50 local time
- Place: New Castle, DE
- Airport: New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CASTLE (ILG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9968L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191102018879I

## Narrative

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

CE-172P, N9968L, S/N 17276654, STRUCK A TURKEY VULTURE AT 200 FEET ON HALF MILE FINAL TO RWY 19.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP.  UPON INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT HAND WING, BETWEEN THE COCKPIT WINDOW AND THE PITOT TUBE.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

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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