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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 2020 |
| Time: | c. 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175LR (ERJ-170-200 LR) |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Envoy |
| Registration: | N249NN |
| MSN: | 17000634 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Omaha-Eppley Airport, NE (OMA/KOMA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) |
| Omaha-Eppley Airfield, NE (OMA/KOMA) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
American Eagle flight AA4178, an Embraer ERJ-175LR, struck multiple geese on approach, damaging both wings and the no.2 engine.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/aa4178#26651f40
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ENY4178/history/20201223/2240Z/KDFW/KOMA
FAA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2020 15:54 | harro | Added |
| 24-Dec-2020 15:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Source, ] |
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