Bird strike Incident Embraer ERJ-175LR N648QX, Tuesday 24 December 2024
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Date:Tuesday 24 December 2024
Time:20:48 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic E170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer ERJ-175LR
Owner/operator:Alaska Airlines, opb Horizon Air
Registration: N648QX
MSN: 17000789
Year of manufacture:2019
Engine model:General Electric CF34-8E
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Incident
Location:Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC)
Destination airport:Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flight AS2041, an Embraer ERJ-175LR, suffered a bird strike (eagle) on takeoff from Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC). The flight returned to ANC.

The aircraft resumed service on 26 December 2024.

Sources:

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2024/12/31/eagle-strike-forces-alaska-airlines-flight-turn-back-anchorage/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA2041/history/20241224/2037Z/PANC/PAFA

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Dec-2024 13:20 ASN Added
31-Dec-2024 13:22 ASN Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]

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