# Ongoing NTSB investigations: 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 CEN27LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA024.md): Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 · Bridgeton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 19, 2026 · N3842 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA337.md): Air Tractor AT-602 · Morven, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 13, 2026 · N686LA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA312.md): Piper PA24 · Fort Washington, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 21, 2026 · N6969P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA26LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA106.md): Airbus A330-343 · Hebron, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jan 28, 2026 · N5827K · Substantial damage
  > On January 28, 2026, at 1505 eastern standard time, Alaska Airlines flight 2616, an Airbus 330-343, N5827K, powered by two Rolls Royce RB211 engines, struck birds during initial climb after takeoff from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport…
- [NTSB DCA25FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25FA148.md): Boeing 767 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Mar 1, 2025 · N178FE · Minor damage
  > On March 1, 2025, at 0800 eastern standard time, FedEx flight 3609, a Boeing 767-300F, powered by two General Electric CF6-80C2 turbofan engines, registration number N178FE, struck birds during initial climb after takeoff from Newark Liberty International…

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Ongoing'
  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?status=ongoing

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