Blue-winged teal: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2023-09-26 · MD-500 · Blue-winged teal · Substantial

  Damage to wind screen on top right and roof right of the aircraft. TFO was struck in helmet/face without any injuries. Pilot was struck in face from broken plexiglass and has a minor cut to the nose area. Bird Identified as a Blue-winged teal. Mor: n911mu…

• 2005-04-17 · BELL-407 · Blue-winged teal · Substantial

  Medical transport. 3 teal shattered windshld as helicopter was on way to accident. Glass & duck blood splattered thruout a/c. Whole front windshld left the helicopter. Pilot hit by glass & temp. Blinded by duck blood.crew helped direct pilot to safe landing…

• 2018-04-22 · CITATION EXL · Blue-winged teal · Substantial

  Extensive damage to nose of aircraft. Radome damaged beyond repair. Radar plate damaged. Left pitot tube damaged. Some aircraft skin damage. 5NM SSW of EFD at 5000 in the clouds.

• 2021-04-22 · BELL-407 · Blue-winged teal · Substantial

  Medical transport. Pilot side windscreen was shattered. Blood and feathers throughout interior. 8 photos. Note: owner/ operator careflite. Eof other - returned to base

• 2024-04-12 · DASSAULT-2000 · Blue-winged teal · Substantial

  Radome outer skin was damage causing some of the outer skin to break away from the radome. Upon further inspection the bird penetrated the radome and caused damage to a shield inside the nose cone. Note: owner/ operator union pacific railroad co