# Accident 20231211017339A: Cessna 172N, New Port News, VA, December 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2023, 04:15 local time
- Place: New Port News, VA
- Airport: Newport News/Williamsburg International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IVIS
- Location: 37.1317° N, 76.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1317&lon=-76.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733QJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733QJ) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,115 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231211017339A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND AT 2O FEET AGL STRUCK A BIRD. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.

## 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 ERA24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA065), Dec 11, 2023: Cessna 172 (N733QJ), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inflight collision with a bird during initial climb.

## Other reports on N733QJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19791127033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127033719A), Nov 27, 1979: Cessna 172M (N733QJ), Hillsboro, OH, Substantial damage. Student pilot tried crosswind landing. Aircraft ballooned & porpoised down runway. Damaged nose gear, firewall.

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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