Accident · 2003-11-12
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-11-12
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Saab-Scania Saab 340B (N442XJ)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Mesaba Airlines Inc.
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with geese during approach. The contributing factor was the bright night conditions
Source: NTSB case CHI04LA033Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.