# Incident 20260617006779I: Cessna 172F, Shreveport, LA, June 17, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2026, 10:41 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Downtown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5408° N, 93.7438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (DTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5408&lon=-93.7438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8411U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8411U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617006779I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEPARTURE, THE PILOT REPORTED A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LEFT-HAND WING. THE BIRD IMPACTED THE PITOT TUBE, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION. THE PILOT  CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER, ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION, AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO RETURN FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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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