FAA incident report · Embraer Executive EMB-505 · San Jose, CA · July 19, 2026
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
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During climbout the flight crew tried to avoid a pelican but the animal struck the vertical stabilizer creating a 1"X1" hole.
DURING CLIMBOUT THE FLIGHT CREW TRIED TO AVOID A PELICAN BUT THE ANIMAL STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CREATING A 1"X1" HOLE.