# NTSB Accident ERA24LA137
> **CESSNA 172** · 2024-03-01 · Leesburg, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA137
- **Event ID:** 20240311193915
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-01
- **Location:** Leesburg, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.077941, -77.562876
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N1057R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern.

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