# NTSB investigations, TX: Birdstrike

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN25LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA362.md): Cessna 414 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2025 · N39HC · Substantial damage
  > A in-flight collision with a bird during the descent for landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA035.md): Grassman Timothy B RV-14A · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2023 · N5875G · Substantial damage
  > The bird strike to the airplane’s vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA025.md): Cessna 172R · Riesel, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2023 · N2444H · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB CEN23LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA379.md): Beech S35 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2023 · N5874J · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB CEN23LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA131.md): Beech E-55 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 6, 2023 · N101BM · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB CEN22LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA057.md): Leonardo AW169 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 22, 2021 · N307TC · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter’s impact with a bird during cruise flight.
- [NTSB CEN20CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA048.md): Vans RV 10 · Granbury, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2019 · N519RV · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach.
- [NTSB GAA20CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA054.md): Beech 200 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 31, 2019 · N850BK · Minor damage
  > The airplane’s in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB GAA19CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA400.md): Beech 95 · Navasota, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2019 · N998DM · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird.
- [NTSB GAA18CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA128.md): Cessna 140 · Keller, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2018 · N2829N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to gain altitude normally in order to avoid a flock of ducks flying overhead during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane striking a fence.
- [NTSB CEN17LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA136.md): Cessna 550 · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 2016 · N75WL · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with multiple birds, which resulted in separation of the right engine's fan rotor and subsequent total loss of power of the right engine.
- [NTSB GAA16CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA095.md): Piper PA 28-161 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2015 · N2135B · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent collision with a bird while on downwind in the airport pattern.
- [NTSB ENG14IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA013.md): Raytheon 400A · Sugar Land, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 13, 2014 · N412GJ · Minor damage
  > The probable cause of the uncontained No. 2 engine failure on the Raytheon Beechjet 400A was a yellow-crowned night-heron birdstrike that resulted in fan blade contact with the inlet case and rub induced excitation of a previously unidentified natural…
- [NTSB CEN11CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA391.md): Beech F33A · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2011 · N70TP · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.
- [NTSB CEN11TA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA027.md): Beech A100 · Palestine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 18, 2010 · N1TR · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a flock of birds while the airplane was descending through a cloud layer.
- [NTSB CEN09IA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA481.md): Raytheon BE-400A · Sugar Land, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2009 · N679SJ · Minor damage
  > The failure of the spinner following an unavoidable bird strike. Contributing to the incident were the inadequate engine bird strike certification requirements in place at the time the engine was certified.
- [NTSB CEN09CA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA365.md): Cessna 172RG · Brownwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2009 · N6393R · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a large bird while on the downwind leg of a traffic pattern.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '901' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence?state=TX

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