# Incident 20241202018959I: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-505, Santa Ana, CA, December 2, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2024, 12:11 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: John Wayne/Orange County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 33.6757° N, 117.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHN WAYNE/ORANGE COUNTY (SNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6757&lon=-117.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N472QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer Executive EMB-505 (registry code 3260390, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-executive-emb-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E1 (registry code 52312, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw535e1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW535E1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241202018959I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE AT ABOUT FL100 AN OBJECT HIT THE FRONT RIGHT COCKPIT WINDSHIELD AND SHATTERED IT. CREW ARRANGED A PRECAUTIONARY DIVERSION BACK TO KSNA AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. CREW FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT WAS ENTERED INTO MAINTENANCE CUSTODY IN KSNA.

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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