# NTSB investigations, 2021: 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 ERA22LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA102.md): Cessna 172 · Berlin, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2021 · N6295E · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent in-flight collision with a goose while on approach.
- [NTSB CEN22LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA084.md): Textron 525 · Dubuque, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2021 · N287CB · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a flock of geese that resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
- [NTSB ERA22LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA090.md): Aerofab Lake LA-4-250 · Auburndale, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 17, 2021 · N1402C · Destroyed
  > A bird strike, which resulted in a loss of control while flying at low altitude over a lake.
- [NTSB ERA22LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA084.md): Cessna 172S · Midland, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 3, 2021 · N2100S · Substantial damage
  > Collision with a bird in flight, which resulted in damage to the right-wing leading-edge spar.
- [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 ERA22LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA044.md): Cessna 172 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 31, 2021 · N3HQ · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA22LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA073.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Wheeler Heights, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 11, 2021 · N263MG · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird while in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ENG22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA002.md): Airbus A320-271N · Atlantic City, NJ · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2021 · N922NK · Minor damage
  > The ingestion of a bird into the right engine during the takeoff roll caused a fan blade to fracture near the blade platform resulting in high fan blade off loads and engine vibrations sufficient to result in an eventual failure of a fuel tube in the right…
- [NTSB ERA21LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA376.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Unadilla, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 21, 2021 · N442HG · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's impact by a bird during the enroute portion of the flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA417.md): Cessna 152 · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 9, 2021 · N5233P · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a bird while on approach.
- [NTSB WPR21LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA335.md): Cessna 560XL · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 3, 2021 · N827JS · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with birds during approach.
- [NTSB ERA21LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA197.md): Cessna 402C · New Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2021 · N36911 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent collision with a bird during descent, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
- [NTSB DCA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA120.md): Vans RV-7 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2021 · N137RV · Substantial damage
  > a bird strike.
- [NTSB DCA21WA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA071.md): Boeing 787-8 · Mexico City, Mexico · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 4, 2021 · N782AM · No damage

## 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") = 2021
  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=2021

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