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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2023 |
| Time: | 07:40 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-140LR |
| Owner/operator: | Contour Airlines |
| Registration: | N812AE |
| MSN: | 145531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 36414 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Muscle Shoals Airport, AL (MSL) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Muscle Shoals Airport, AL (MSL/KMSL) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
Contour Airlines flight LF3801, an Embraer ERJ-140LR, suffered a bird strike after takeoff from Muscle Shoals Airport, AL (MSL).
The flight returned for a safe landing back at MSL.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n812ae#31ccadd1
https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/N812AE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2023 14:27 | harro | Added |
| 30-Aug-2023 14:28 | harro | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2023 14:44 | aus | Updated |
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