# Incident 20260615006489I: Cessna 172R, Stillwater, OK, June 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2026, 09:30 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: GH8S
- Location: 36.1315° N, 97.0745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stillwater, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1315&lon=-97.0745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9202U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9202U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 645 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615006489I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCE A BIRD STRIKE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE FLIGHT CREW ACCESS THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, CONTACTED ATC AND RETURNED FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. BIRD REMAININGS WERE FOUND ON AIRCRAFT DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND WERE COLLECTED BT AIRPORT OPERATIONS. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE OR RRGULATORY VIOLATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED.

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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