Snowy egret: Aircraft Strikes
69 reported strikes · 6 damaging · Small species
Airports where this happens most
- Sarasota-bradenton Intl Airport4
- Orlando Sanford Intl Airport4
- Louie Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport4
- La Guardia Airport4
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl4
- Luis Munoz Marin Intl3
- Tampa Intl3
- Southwest Florida Intl Airport3
Notable strikes
- 2010-08-19 · C-188 · Snowy egret · Substantial
Id by smithsonian, FAA 4751. Whole feather. Broken windshield, and canopy. Dented roof above windshld. Pilot was temporarily blinded. Pilot received cut to face. Was treated by emt at airport when he landed. A/c was doing an aerial application, phase reported…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.