# Incident 19780424011279I: Boeing 737/, Austin, TX, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWA
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20SW-2001-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-2H4 (registry code 138448C, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737/
- People aboard: 87
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424011279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HAD LARGE BIRD STRIKE TO WINDSHIELD DURING CLIMB.

## Other reports on N20SW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881221065819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221065819I), Dec 21, 1988: Boeing 7372H4 (N20SW), Detroit, MI. Engine epr dropping. Engine shut down. Found 2 studs pulled on fuel pressure dump valve.
- [Incident 19851219068949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068949I), Dec 19, 1985: Boeing 7372H4 (N20SW), Dallas, TX. Both generators failed on climbout. Replaced. Pin pushed into connector caused shorted generator on next flight.
- [Incident 19800619055689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800619055689I), Jun 19, 1980: Boeing 7372H4 (N20SW), Houston, TX. Flight control master caution light came on. Takeoff aborted. 2 tires deflated after return to gate.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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