# Incident 19781118026049I: Lear 35LEAR, Wilmington, DE, November 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1978, 15:55 local time
- Place: Wilmington, DE
- Airport: Greater Wilmingto
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7236L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35LEAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 750 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/19781118026049I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FIVE BIRD STRIKES ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

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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