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FAA incident report · Beech V35B · New Kent, VA · September 25, 2025

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Date
September 25, 2025 · 14:30 local
Place
New Kent, VA
Airport
New Kent County
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17827
Reported as
Beech V35B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
17,019 total
N17827Registered now · Beech V35BS/N D-10015 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech V35BEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed W96 airport climbing southeast, initial level off at 2000 feet when contact with bird (black vulture) with windshield directly at left pilot station. Bird strike broke windshield and hit pilot in face, bird continued through cabin and found in aft cabin luggage compartment. Pilot initiated return to W96 and squawked 7700. Pilot made radio calls but, unable to hear communication due to wind noise. Aircraft landed without any further incident at W96. Pilot went to hospital. Injuries reported minor: puncture to forehead and fractured right wrist.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED W96 AIRPORT CLIMBING SOUTHEAST, INITIAL LEVEL OFF AT 2000 FEET WHEN CONTACT WITH BIRD (BLACK VULTURE) WITH WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY AT LEFT PILOT STATION. BIRD STRIKE BROKE WINDSHIELD AND HIT PILOT IN FACE, BIRD CONTINUED THROUGH CABIN AND FOUND IN AFT CABIN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT. PILOT INITIATED RETURN TO W96 AND SQUAWKED 7700. PILOT MADE RADIO CALLS BUT, UNABLE TO HEAR COMMUNICATION DUE TO WIND NOISE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT AT W96. PILOT WENT TO HOSPITAL. INJURIES REPORTED MINOR: PUNCTURE TO FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST.