| Date: | Friday 6 November 2015 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 525 CitationJet |
| Owner/operator: | Execuflight |
| Registration: | N525DY |
| MSN: | 525-0306 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3100 hours |
| Engine model: | Williams International FJ44-1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Monroe County Airport, AL (MVC) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Monroe County Airport, AL (MVC/KMVC) |
| Alexander City-Thomas C Russell Field, AL (ALX/KALX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while climbing through 3000 feet mean sea level (MSL), a flock of birds was seen immediately in front of the airplane. The pilot reported that about 1 second after seeing the flock of birds, a single bird impacted the leading edge of the right wing. The pilot returned to the departure airfield and landed without further incident.
A post-accident examination of the wreckage revealed substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "An inadvertent collision with a bird during takeoff enroute climb, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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