# Incident 20100502033469I: Douglas DC-8-73F, Erlanger, KY, May 2, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2010, 15:45 local time
- Place: Erlanger, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 39.0488° N, 84.6678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL (CVG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0488&lon=-84.6678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8-73F
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/20100502033469I

## Narrative

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

N805DH DEPARTED RY18L AT KCVG, FLIGHT #DHL2963 TO KMIA. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE/DENT WAS FOUND ON LEFT WING LEADING EDGE. CREW NOTIFIED KCVG AND FIVE DEAD GEESE WERE FOUND ON OR NEAR RUNWAY 18L. DAMAGE HAD NO EFFECT ON FLIGHT. A/C WAS REPAIRED IN KMIA AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. CARRIER SUBMITTED SDR #DHLA201000016.

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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