# NTSB ENG23WA023: Boeing 747, Guadalajara, Mexico, January 12, 2023

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 12, 2023, 19:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place: Guadalajara, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG23WA023
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106848/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA023

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-LJD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (867F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 39241
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Part 129
- Operator: Cathay Pacific Airways
- Registered owner: Cathay Pacific Airways
- Departed: MMGL, Guadalajara
- Destination: VHHH, Hong Kong
- Airport: MMGL, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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