# Accident 20191029020499A: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Boise, ID, October 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2019, 14:35 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 43.5000° N, 116.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5000&lon=-116.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402QX-2023-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 80
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,628 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191029020499A

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE CLIMBING OUT OF KBOI. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. NO SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LANDED IN SEATTLE, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM BIRD STRIKE AREA.

## 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 DCA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA010), Oct 29, 2019: De Havilland DHC8 (N402QX), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: a bird strike during climb out.

## Other reports on N402QX (1)

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

- [Incident 20030106000879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030106000879I), Jan 6, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N402QX), Seattle, WA. (-23) At rotation flight crew heard two loud bangs after which an autofeather on #2 engine occurred. Crew returned to the field and 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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