Accident · 2005-09-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-09-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Dassault/Sud Falcon 20D (N821AA)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The ingestion of multiple birds in each engine at takeoff, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power.
Source: NTSB case IAD05LA129Flight 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.