Turkey vulture: Aircraft Strikes

Notable strikes

• 2021-12-17 · EXPERIMENTAL · Turkey vulture · Destroyed · 2 fatal

  The airplane crashed into Lake Arietta. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. A bird carcass was found in the water near the airplane, and feathers were found on the right wing fuel filler neck. The feathers were send to Smithsonian and species…

• 2013-02-13 · EXPERIMENTAL · Turkey vulture · Destroyed · 1 fatal

  Id by smithsonian, FAA 9962. Information derived from preliminary NTSB report - a/c was substantially damaged following impact with terrain near winters, ca. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated from yolo county…

• 1998-05-01 · AEROS 350 · Turkey vulture · Substantial

  13 birds seen. Bird broke windshield and struck 2 pax. Minor injuries. Pilot did not see it come at him. East side of lake okechobee.

• 2010-02-07 · ROBINSON R22 · Turkey vulture · Substantial

  Major hole to windshld. Door frame bent. Minor scrape to my forehead and pax hand. Vulture entered the cockpit and came to rest on my lap and forearm. It s head was resting on the cyclic. Luckily, it did not effect my ability to maintain flt control. Bird…

• 2016-11-18 · BE-36 · Turkey vulture · Substantial

  The aircraft was crossing through the KRSW Class C airspace when they struck a large bird at 1000 approximately three miles west of KRSW. The aircraft s windshield was completely damaged and the pilots decided to land the aircraft on Runway 06 as it was the…