32.8198° N, 97.3624° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 19, 1994 · 10:15 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LDIA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3AH
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3311
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,137 total71 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Struck small birds on liftoff. Puff of smoke left engine. Returned. Pilot was advised of bird flock prior takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK SMALL BIRDS ON LIFTOFF.PUFF OF SMOKE LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED. PILOT WAS ADVISED OF BIRD FLOCK PRIOR TAKEOFF.