| Crash location | 48.521945°N, 123.024445°W |
| Nearest city | Friday Harbor, WA
48.534266°N, 123.017124°W 0.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N4942U |
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| Accident date | 20 Oct 2006 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 210E |
| Additional details: | None |
After taking off on Runway 16 and climbing through 300 feet, the airplane suddenly yawed to the right. Subsequently the pilot determined that he had experienced a bird strike, prompting him to gain altitude before circling to the right and landing uneventfully on Runway 16. The airplane's right forward wing spar, about 1 foot inboard from the right wing tip, had sustained substantial damage as a result of the bird strike.
An in-flight collision with a bird during takeoff.