# Accident 20101115052079A: Embraer-Emp ERJ 170-200, Minneapolis, MN, November 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: C77A
- Location: 44.9275° N, 93.3036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9275&lon=-93.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N604CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260121, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-empresa-brasileira-de-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER-EMP ERJ 170-200
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 84
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101115052079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED 30R AT MSP, DURING CLIMB OUT AT 5000 FT AND 250 KIAS THE AICRAFT STRUCK A LARGE BIRD. INTITIAL IMPACT WAS ON THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT OF THE RAYDOME. DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WAS RAYDOME, RADAR ANTENNA, LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE 8 INCHES BY FOUR FEET IN CIRCUMFERENCE. THE IMPACT ALSO PUNCTURED THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD BEHIND THE RAYDOME. THE BIRD REMAINS THEN ENTERED THE LEFT ENGINE - DAMAGING FAN BLADES AND FAN BYPASS STATOR. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF ENGINE THRUST AND NO VIBRATION. CREW RETURNED TO MSP - LANDING WAS NORMAL AND AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA072), Nov 15, 2010: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (N604CZ), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb.

## Other reports on N604CZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20130218002159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218002159I), Feb 18, 2013: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR (N604CZ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. F/o windshield cracked at cruise altitude associated with windshield 2 htr. Fail eicas message. Crew followed the qrh and diverted to oma. The aircraft landed…

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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