Incident · 1997-08-21

NTSB case MIA97IA237 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1997-08-21
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N602SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: SOUTWEST AIRLINES INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SOUTWEST AIRLINES INC.

Probable cause

in-flight collision with a bird.

Flight 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.

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