Sandhill crane: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 1997-08-21 · B-737-300 · Sandhill crane · Substantial

  Injury. F/o s #1 window shattered both panes of windshld sending glass into cockpit. Emergency declared. Landed safely. F/o taken to hospital to have glass removed from his arm. Birds wing span 4 . Windshld heat was on at time of strike. Bird tentatively id…

• 2015-10-18 · CITATION X · Sandhill crane · Substantial

  Pic relayed to ism atct that there is visible nose damage and dmg to both engines. Precautionary landing kmco.

• 2019-09-04 · HAWKER 900 · Sandhill crane · Substantial

  Aircraft struck multiple Sandhill Cranes on takeoff from Sheboygan County Airport in Wisconsin. Aircraft went to Cessna Citation at KMKE for repairs. Species id d by wildlife biologist. NOTE: OWNER/ operator bank of utah trustee/ Genuine Parts Co.. Two photos

• 2022-12-18 · LEARJET-60 · Sandhill crane · Substantial

  N631BA struck a flock of birds after departing from RWY 31C. The strike occurred outside of MDW at approximately 1500 AGL. The Learjet returned back to MDW and declared a standby. MDW OPS reported to the scene after the plane safely returned to MDW. MDW OPS…

• 2023-03-02 · A-320 · Sandhill crane · Substantial

  Damaged fan case liner, fan exit guide vanes liner segments. Model: A320-271N. Engine Manufacturer: IAE. Engine Model: PW1127G-JM. Note: number struck not reported assume 1. Smithsonian Wildlife/Species Identification: Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis) The…