# Incident 20131114023499I: Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450), Savannah, GA, November 14, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2013, 11:44 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N294GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294GA-2013-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Aerospace GIV-X (G450) (registry code 3980205, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-giv-x-g450) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce TAY-611-8C (registry code 54073, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-611-8c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GIV-X (G450)
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC TAY 611-8C
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131114023499I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N294GA, GULFSTREAM G450 DEPARTED KSAV RUNWAY 10 AND ON TAKEOFF CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FT AGL STRUCK A LARGE BIRD WITH THE LEFT WING.

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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