# Incident 20190308000589I: Boeing 737-7BD, Denver, CO, March 8, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Denver International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 39.8617° N, 104.6732° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER INTL (DEN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8617&lon=-104.6732&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7730A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730A-2026-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7BD (registry code 1384511, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22 series (registry code 13043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7BD
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B22
- People aboard: 146
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308000589I

## Narrative

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

A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BOEING 737-7BD, REGISTRATION N7730A PERFORMING FLIGHT WN 2417 FROM BWI TO DEN WITH 141 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW, STRUCK MULTIPLE BIRDS DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35R AT DEN. PILOT IN COMMAND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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