# Incident 20260608006519I: Cessna 404, Blaine, MN, June 8, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2026, 23:26 local time
- Place: Blaine, MN
- Airport: Anoka County-Blaine Airport(Janes
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: 2BZA
- Location: 45.1608° N, 93.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1608&lon=-93.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 404 (registry code 2075901, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520 series (registry code 17046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,660 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260608006519I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AS A ROUTINE IFR FLIGHT. DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 2,300’ MSL, THE PILOT HEARD AND FELT AN IMPACT. HE SAW VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE INFLIGHT, SO THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING, THEN CANCELLED IFR. MAINTENANCE MEASURED THE DENT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AT 16 INCHES WIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES DEEP. THE DAMAGE WAS DEEMED MINOR BY THE NTSB. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED IN THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE BIRD STRIKE VIA THE ONLINE FAA WILDLIFE STRIKE DATABASE; FAA FORM 5200-7.

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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