# Incident 19941219046059I: Lear 35A, Fort Worth, TX, December 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LDIA
- Location: 32.8198° N, 97.3624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (FTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8198&lon=-97.3624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,137 total, 71 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941219046059I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SMALL BIRDS ON LIFTOFF.PUFF OF SMOKE LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED. PILOT WAS ADVISED OF BIRD FLOCK PRIOR TAKEOFF.

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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