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Embraer EMB-145XR Bird Strike at Salt Lake City International Airport (N14105)

Salt Lake City, UT, United States

On August 10, 2010, an EMBRAER EMB-145XR (registration N14105) operated by Express Jet Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near Salt Lake City, UT. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern during a visual approach. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 5 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Aircraft registered N14105
Aircraft registered N14105. Photo: Aero Icarus from Zürich, Switzerland / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On August 10, 2010, an Express Jet Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR, N14105, struck a large bird during a visual approach to Salt Lake City International Airport. No injuries were reported, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Incident Overview and Flight Details On August 10, 2010, at approximately 1340 mountain daylight time, an Embraer EMB-145XR, registration N14105, owned and operated by Express Jet Airlines, collided with a large bird while on a downwind for a visual approach to Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. The aircraft was conducting a scheduled passenger flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121. It had departed Houston-Bush Airport at 1136 central daylight time and was operating under an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). The flight carried two flight crew members, two cabin crew members, and 46 passengers, none of whom were injured. However, the airplane sustained substantial damage from the impact.

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What happened in the 10 Aug 2010 EMBRAER EMB-145XR accident near Salt Lake City, UT?

On August 10, 2010, an Express Jet Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR, N14105, struck a large bird during a visual approach to Salt Lake City International Airport. No injuries were reported, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Were there any fatalities in the 10 Aug 2010 EMBRAER EMB-145XR accident?

No fatalities were recorded in this accident.

What aircraft was involved and where did it happen?

The accident on 10 Aug 2010 involved an EMBRAER EMB-145XR, registration N14105, operated by Express Jet Airlines, at Salt Lake City, UT.

What was the probable cause of the accident?

An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern during a visual approach.

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