# Incident 19800103010259I: Airbus A300B42C, Carnarsie, NY, January 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1980, 10:09 local time
- Place: Carnarsie, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Aircraft: N207EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N207EA-1988-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-2C (registry code 3930301, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B42C
- Reported engine: GE CF650A
- People aboard: 105
- 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/19800103010259I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT AT 1500 FT BIRD STRIKE OCCURRED IN ONE ENGINE. RETURNED TO JFK DUE TO COWL, FAN, COMPRESSOR DAMAGE.

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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