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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 2019 |
| Time: | c. 10:10 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-190AR |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N953UW |
| MSN: | 19000133 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-10E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 103 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Airlines flight AA2163 returned to land at Boston after the aircraft hit a flock of geese. The engines were reportedly not affected but bird remains were noted on the windscreen.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/kalkisinda-kuslara-carpti-2/
https://abc7ny.com/5227596/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_TW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 2015 | N953UW | US Airways | 0 | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) | |
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Location
Media:
A first for me in something like 4 million air miles. We hit a goose on takeoff and the skilled @americanair pilots brought us back for an emergency landing. pic.twitter.com/bn6Uo9sxJ2
— David Meerman Scott (@dmscott) 31 maart 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2019 18:40 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 31-Mar-2019 18:43 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:33 | Chieftain | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Embed code, ] |
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