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| Date: | Tuesday 22 December 2009 |
| Time: | c 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 717-231 |
| Owner/operator: | AirTran Airways |
| Registration: | N919AT ? |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) |
| Indianapolis International Airport, IN (IND/KIND) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft (flight 599) struck several snow geese at an altitude of 4000 feet after departure from BWI. The aircraft turned around and landed back at BWI.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
http://wjz.com/local/bird.strike.bwi.2.1386855.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/TRS599/history/20091223/0103Z/KBWI/KIND
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2009 01:21 | agentfazexx | Added |
| 24-Dec-2009 01:27 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Dec-2009 01:31 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Dec-2009 01:31 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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