# Incident 20260812011449I: Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR, New York, NY, August 12, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2026, 12:23 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119HQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119HQ) (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-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- 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/20260812011449I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STL-LGA) STRUCK A BIRD AT 13000 FT WHILE DESCENDING INTO EWR. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION FOUND DAMAGE ON FORWARD LEFT FUSELAGE ON NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO MSN FOR REPAIR. THE DAMAGE WAS BETWEEN FR4-5 AND STR 11L-12L. SKIN PANEL AT DAMAGED LOCATION WAS REPLACED IAW SRM.

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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