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| Date: | Friday 25 April 2014 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Horizon Air |
| Registration: | N410QX |
| MSN: | 4053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near Seattle–Tacoma International Airport -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
| Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight QX2460 returned to Seattle after a bird strike, which caused substantial damage to the nose and windshield.
Sources:
http://www.live5news.com/story/25347018/bird-damages-planes-windshield
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e6aee85278a24477aa89194b65c3b9d5/US--Bird-Strikes-Plane
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 2002 | N410QX | Horizon Air | 0 | Boise, ID | |
non |
Media:
Aterriza de emergencia avión en Seattle tras impacto de ave pic.twitter.com/2yvnfNGiCb
— El_Bienaventurado (@ParedesAlex) April 25, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2014 05:44 | Útila | Added |
| 26-Apr-2014 05:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 26-Apr-2014 05:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
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