# Incident 20251014014319I: Cessna 402C, Hyannis, MA, October 14, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2025, 09:44 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Cape Cod Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 41.6693° N, 70.2804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE COD GATEWAY (HYA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6693&lon=-70.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6765T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6765T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251014014319I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/14/2024 A CESSNA 402 SUFFERED BIRD STRIKE DEPARTING RUNWAY 6, RETURNED SAFELY TO RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO TAIL NOTED DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH INCLUDED 2 MINOR DENTS, 3 RIVETS WERE FOUND POPPED WITH NO DAMAGE TO RIB. DAMAGE LISTED AS MINOR.

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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