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| Date: | Saturday 14 November 2020 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-790 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N615AS |
| MSN: | 30344/472 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65005 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Yakutat Airport, AK (YAK/PAYA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cordova-Mudhole Smith Airport, AK (CDV/PACV) |
| Yakutat Airport, AK (YAK/PAYA) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck a Grizzly bear on rollout. Minor damage to left engine. Bear did not survive the collision.
Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2020/11/15/jetliner-hits-bear-while-landing-in-southeast-alaska-state-officials-say/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n615as#260c5b4a
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 October 2001 | N615AS | Alaska Airlines | 0 | Santa Ana, CA | |
non |
Location
Media:
BEAR-strike on the runway in Yakutat last night (11/14/2020). @AlaskaAir #66 (737-700, N615AS) hit a bear while landing (about 60mph). It's unclear whether Capt. Mike Reinmuth had a bear tag. All pax/crew safe. #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/sM4HSLd46C
— Scott McMurren (@alaskatravelgrm) November 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2020 07:20 | viking | Added |
| 16-Nov-2020 07:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
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