Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-823 (WL) N971NN,
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Date:Saturday 24 September 2016
Time:11:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-823 (WL)
Owner/operator:American Airlines
Registration: N971NN
MSN: 31217/5413
Year of manufacture:2015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW)
Destination airport:Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
American Airlines flight AA952 sustained a birdstrike to the rudder and vertical stabilizer while on final approach to runway 04R at Newark-Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. The Boeign 737-800 landed without incident.
The airplane was ferried to the company maintenance base at Tulsa the next day.

Sources:

FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n971nn#b1aa09d

Revision history:

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