# Incident 20260406003939I: Pilatus Aircraft Ltd PC-24, Boise, ID, April 6, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2026, 16:51 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUXA
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78VH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78VH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pilatus PC-24 (registry code 7090453, https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-pc-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ-44 series (registry code 66000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj-44-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-24
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ 44 SERIES
- 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/20260406003939I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 6, 2026 A CFR PART 145 MAINTENANCE FACILITY WAS DOING A PRE-INDUCTION INSPECTION OF A PILATUS PC-24, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DELIVERED TO THE WESTERN AIRCRAFTS RAMP ON FRIDAY APRIL 3, 2026 FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. DURING THIS INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BULLET LODGED IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL-CONE NEAR THE LOWER EDGE OF THE RUDDER. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHEN OR WHERE THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AS THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. THE DOM FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IN MODESTO, CA WAS NOTIFIED AS WAS THE FAA PMI.

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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