# NTSB investigations, 2019: 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 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 DCA20CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA050.md): Boeing 737 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 22, 2019 · N7739A · Substantial damage
  > a bird strike during descent
- [NTSB ERA20CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA058.md): Cessna P210 · Gainesville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2019 · N6300W · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's impact by a bird during the initial climb.
- [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 DCA20CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA010.md): De Havilland DHC8 · Boise, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2019 · N402QX · Substantial damage
  > a bird strike during climb out.
- [NTSB GAA20CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA038.md): Piper PA28 · Wedgefield, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 20, 2019 · N637FT · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB GAA19CA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA557.md): Beech 35 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 23, 2019 · N9422S · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird during approach.
- [NTSB GAA19CA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA451.md): Cessna 402 · St. Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2019 · N300SN · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a bird during short final.
- [NTSB GAA19CA467](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA467.md): Cessna 525 · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2019 · N262BK · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird during approach.
- [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 ERA19FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA170.md): Piper PA 30 · Naples, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 11, 2019 · N7650Y · Destroyed
  > Incapacitation of the pilot due to a birdstrike through the windshield in front of the pilot's position, while on approach to land.
- [NTSB WPR19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA124.md): Vans RV 6 · Ridgefield, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 29, 2019 · N90LK · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadvertent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack following an inflight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB GAA19CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA268.md): Piper PA32 · Saipan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 19, 2019 · N4599X · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a bird during the initial climb, which resulted in the engine cowling separating and impacting the empennage.
- [NTSB DCA19CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA130.md): Boeing 737 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 28, 2019 · N249WN · Substantial damage
  > a collision with a bird.
- [NTSB GAA19CA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA180.md): Piper PA23 · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2019 · N976AZ · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during the approach, which resulted in damage to the vertical stabilizer.
- [NTSB GAA19CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA168.md): Hughes TH 55 · Keene, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2019 · N8045H · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter’s collision with a bird during cruise flight.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2019
  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?year=2019

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