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FAA incident report · Textron 208 · Tucson, AZ · October 6, 2026

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Date
October 6, 2026 · 21:50 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N672AZ
Reported as
Textron 208
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,010 total
N672AZRegistered now · Textron 208S/N 20800673 · Built 2021Airframe modelTextron 208Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114ATurbo-prop

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft reported something striking the plane after departing RWY30 2NM off the departure end. Aircraft continued flight, returned to ktus, pilot requested emergency vehicles on standby. Aircraft landed safely and returned to the hangar without incident. Rwy 30 was inspected, no issues noted. Pilot reported bird strike and a dent to the right wing upon inspection.

No NTSB #, NTSB did not investigate.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT REPORTED SOMETHING STRIKING THE PLANE AFTER DEPARTING RWY30 2NM OFF THE DEPARTURE END. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT, RETURNED TO KTUS, PILOT REQUESTED EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON STANDBY. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND RETURNED TO THE HANGAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. RWY 30 WAS INSPECTED, NO ISSUES NOTED. PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE AND A DENT TO THE RIGHT WING UPON INSPECTION.

NO NTSB #, NTSB DID NOT INVESTIGATE.