Westchester County Airport: Wildlife Strikes
930 reported strikes · 63 damaging · 1990–2026
📍 White Plains, US · 41.067, -73.708
Species struck most often
- American kestrel74
- Barn swallow54
- European starling45
- Killdeer37
- Gulls29
- American robin27
- Ring-billed gull25
- Mourning dove18
Notable strikes
- 2022-12-01 · ROBINSON R44 · American woodcock · Substantial
Wings air helicopters llc. On the above date and time, helicopter N175RV (R44) reported a bird strike 0.5 nautical miles SW of HPN, flying 75 knots at 750 ft. MSL while on approach to HPN. The bird penetrated and damaged the right side of the windshield…
- 2020-10-08 · ROBINSON R44 · Northern flicker · Substantial
L Singer, Pilot of N175RV (Robinson R44), announced a bird strike via CTAF (118.575). Airport Operations Coordinator J Shkedy contacted Mr. Singer over CTAF and confirmed the aircraft was already landing at Ross West at the time of the announcement. Mr…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.