# Incident 20250702009309I: Cessna 172R, Rio Vista, CA, July 2, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2025, 12:13 local time
- Place: Rio Vista, CA
- Airport: Concord
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 37.9697° N, 121.9949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Concord Airport (1927), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9697&lon=-121.9949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98436, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- 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/20250702009309I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20140711014059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140711014059I), Jul 11, 2014: Cessna 172R (N98436), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Airman [privacy data omitted], a commercial rated pilot, rented a Cessna 172 from pacific states aviation with the intention of preforming touch and goes at…

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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