Yellow-crowned night heron: Aircraft Strikes
179 reported strikes · 16 damaging · Medium species
Airports where this happens most
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Intl71
- William P Hobby Airport10
- St. Pete-clearwater Intl Airport9
- Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Airport9
- Cyril E King Airport7
- Henry E Rohlsen Airport6
- La Guardia Airport6
- John F Kennedy Intl6
Notable strikes
- 2016-03-25 · CITATION X · Yellow-crowned night heron · Substantial
While being vectored by ft myers tracon a/c strucka couple of birds. The a/c was setting up for an approach to naples when the pilot(s) felt the strike. They did notify tracon of the issue and continued aprch and landed w/o incident. The a/c landed, the c
- 2023-06-24 · EC135 · Yellow-crowned night heron · Substantial
Medical transport. Approximately 11 miles north of FA12 and northwest of KGNV, pilot saw several birds at the last second at co-altitude flying parallel and away from the aircraft. Pilot ducked his head down and at least one bird impacted the pilot side…
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.