Bird strike Incident Pilatus PC-24 N224DE, Saturday 26 July 2025
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Date:Saturday 26 July 2025
Time:19:13 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PC24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pilatus PC-24
Owner/operator:Otter Air Services LLC
Registration: N224DE
MSN: 313
Year of manufacture:2023
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK/KPWK) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK/KPWK)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Pilatus PC-24, N224DE, struck a bird on takeoff from runway 16 at Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK). The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft taxied back to the apron. The nose cone and nose gear door were damaged.

Sources:

FAA
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1f02d&lat=42.116&lon=-87.901&zoom=16.6&showTrace=2025-07-27&leg=1&trackLabels

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Jul-2025 07:21 ASN Added
30-Jul-2025 07:22 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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