Snow goose: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2017-11-19 · BELL-407 · Snow goose · Destroyed · 3 fatal

  Two or more bird impacts to helicopter. 3 fatal accident. Snow Goose - 11 bags of remains received from FAA. All equal Snow Goose NTSB accident number CEN18FA033 final report issued 11.5.2018 6.2.26 PER RD add to Remarks: Medical transport. The air ambulance…

• 2000-11-08 · SAAB-340 · Snow goose · Substantial

  Ingestion. Goose strike tore wiper blade off, blade hit prop and was projected thru fuselage injuring a pax s leg. Viz was poor due to debris on windshld. Doctor on board removed the piece of metal. Pax hospitalized. Photos on file. Capt missed a lot of birds…

• 2009-01-17 · AEROS 350 · Snow goose · Substantial

  A/c collided with a flock of geese 6 miles east of forrest city, ark near interstate 40 exit 247. A/c was operated at 1500 ft and 120 knots. Pilot received facial lacerations requiring stitches and hypothermia. Pilot was not wearing a helmet. A/c had about 6…

• 2017-11-21 · BE-58 BARON · Snow goose · Substantial

  Strike occurred at night while descending, 5000 feet into klnk. Obliterated the windsield and struck pilot in the head. Emergency landing klnk. Pilot taken by ambulance to hospital for treatment of lacerations. Significant structural dmg to the exterior and…

• 2019-10-21 · EC130 · Snow goose · Substantial

  Aircraft was flying at 1200 MSL. ONE PHOTO Coordinates: 39 22 40.8/121 40 02.4 Report was entered by C.Dove (Smithsonian) via correspondence with Eliott Simpson (NTSB). No remains sent for id, but photo of snow goose attached here.ASSUME 1 STRUCK.MEDICAL…