# Incident 20210409005879I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-7, Boulder, CO, April 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2021, 20:27 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9000° N, 105.5719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9000&lon=-105.5719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N137RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-7 (registry code 05627FU, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-7
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 80 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210409005879I

## Narrative

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

ON A FLIGHT FROM KMAN TO KBJC, UNDER VMC, UPON DECENT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BIRD STRIKE. AIRCRAFT CANOPY RECEIVED DAMAGE TO 75% OF THE PLASTIC. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AT KBDU.

## 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 DCA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA120), Apr 10, 2021: Vans RV-7 (N137RV), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a bird strike.

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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