# NTSB FTW81IA058: Embraer 110P1, N691RA, Lafayette, LA, March 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1981
- Place: Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81IA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0019  81/3/25  NR.LAFAYETTE,LA       EMBRAER 110P1       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2020                    N691RA              PX-  0  0  6  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 5258 TOTAL HOURS, 33
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,LA                NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N691RA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N691RA-1994-02-24), registration cancelled 1994-02-24, S/N 110237 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER 110P1
- Registry model: [Embraer EMB-110P1](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-110p1) (registry code 3260122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

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