Gulls: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2020-11-24 · BE-35 · Gulls · Destroyed · 1 fatal

  PER EMAIL ON 9.12.22 FROM R DOLBEER: “NTSB Preliminary Report (ERA21LA053)- Two fishermen reported seeing the airplane fly thru a flock of seagulls. They then saw two birds fall to the water. Shortly thereafter, they observed a plume of black smoke from the…

• 2001-03-08 · AEROS 350 · Gulls · Substantial

  Bird entered thru rt front window and exited thru rt door. Minor injuries to pax seated in rt front seat, mostly scratches to head.

• 2014-10-03 · BELL-407 · Gulls · Substantial

  A/c was conducting a nyc tour. Declared an emergency due to a birdstrike that shattered the windshld and struck a pax in the head. Paramedics were called. A/c. Landed safely at jra. 30th street heliport. Minor injury.

• 2001-04-22 · AA-1 · Gulls · Substantial

  While on sightseeing trip over new york harbor, bird bounced off the windshld which cracked. 50% of windshld caved in and hit pilot in the face. Altimeter was not working properly and airspd indicator was also unreliable pilot got vectors to land at teb. A/c…

• 2015-06-05 · A-319 · Gulls · Substantial

  Id by smithsonian. No wildlife remains found in sample. Pilot said it appeared to be a gull. (data entry note: arpt reptd indicated 300 ft agl at apch end of RWY 6, capt s rept showd 0 agl). Dal 2291 was warned that RWY was unsafe due to birds. Flt deptd…