# Incident 20260719008329I: Embraer Executive Aircraft Inc EMB-505, San Jose, CA, July 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2026, 20:49 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose Mineta International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432QS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432QS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer Executive EMB-505 (registry code 3260390, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-executive-emb-505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E (registry code 52297, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw535e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT INC EMB-505
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW535E
- 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/20260719008329I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT THE FLIGHT CREW TRIED TO AVOID A PELICAN BUT THE ANIMAL STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CREATING A 1"X1" HOLE.

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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