# Incident 20241214017859I: Textron Aviation Inc 525C, Bozeman, MT, December 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2024, 09:41 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 111.0576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bozeman, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-111.0576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N525PZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N525PZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 525C (registry code 2076628, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-525c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-4A (registry code 66011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 525C
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-4A
- 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/20241214017859I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRUCK AIRCRAFT RADOME ON CLIMB OUT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO RADOME AND RADAR.

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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