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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Rio Vista, CA · July 2, 2025

Date
July 2, 2025 · 12:13 local
Place
Rio Vista, CA
Airport
Concord
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98436
Reported as
Cessna 172R
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While entering the traffic pattern for Concord, the aircraft struck a hawk at approximately 800 feet above ground level and 90 knots. The impact occurred on the right-wing leading edge.

The flight crew immediately declared an emergency and conducted a precautionary approach and landing. The aircraft landed safely at Concord (ccr) without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR CONCORD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HAWK AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 90 KNOTS. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT-WING LEADING EDGE.

THE FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CONDUCTED A PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH AND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CONCORD (CCR) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Other reports on N98436 · 1

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