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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 2025 |
| Time: | 18:54 |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Flight Management Inc dba Contour Aviation |
| Registration: | N438SW |
| MSN: | 7574 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stringtown, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW/KDFW) |
| Greenville Airport, MS (GLH/KGLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain reported that about 5 miles north of the destination airport, at 3,000 ft mean sea level, the flight encountered a flock of birds. Due to the night lighting condition, the flight crew did not see the birds until they struck the airplane. The impact caused the captain’s primary flight display (PFD) to become unusable. The first officer’s PFD and the standby instruments continued to operate normally. The engines were not affected, and the flight landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew.
A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the forward fuselage including a bulkhead, a frame, and the skin. Additional damage to the radome, right winglet, and vertical stabilizer was minor.
Seven samples examined by the Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab were identified as being from Greater White-Fronted Geese.
Probable Cause: Bird strike.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199509
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N438SW/history/20250102/2340Z/KDFW/KGLH
Location
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Photo: Operator
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2025 15:25 | ASN | Added |
| 03-Jan-2025 15:25 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Jan-2025 08:43 | ASN | Updated [Time, Damage, ] |
| 27-Jan-2025 20:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 25-Feb-2025 22:43 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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