# Incident 20240804008589I: Cessna 560XL, Bridgeport, CT, August 4, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2024, 08:47 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 41.1874° N, 73.1958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1874&lon=-73.1958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N672QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N672QS-2026-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560XL (registry code 2076702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545B (registry code 52186, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw545b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW545B
- 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/20240804008589I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE ON TAKEOFF RESULTING IN BROKEN PLEXIGLASS HOUSING FOR LEFT LANDING AND LEFT RECOGNITION LIGHTS. LEFT LANDING LIGHT AND LEFT RECOGNITION LIGHT MISSING EXCEPT FOR THE STEM SOCKETS. FORWARD BODY OF LEFT OUTBOARD LIGHT FENCE BENT OUTWARD APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES.

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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