# Accident 20251110017959A: Cessna 172S, Lynchburg, VA, November 10, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2025, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: L48S
- Location: 37.2857° N, 79.2058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2857&lon=-79.2058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N708LU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N708LU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 854 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251110017959A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT.  THE PIC DELCARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD SPAR OF THE RIGHT WING FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE BIRD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA038), Nov 10, 2025: Cessna 172 (N708LU), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.

## Other reports on N708LU (1)

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

- [Incident 20210601004189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210601004189I), Jun 1, 2021: Cessna 172S (N708LU), Morrisville, NC, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated she was given a runway change and that started her getting behind the airplane. She was flying the airplane and running the…

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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