Accident · 2001-10-13

NTSB case NYC02LA008 · Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2001-10-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 (N34820)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: CONTINENTAL EXPRESS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Continental Express Inc.

Probable cause

an in flight collision with birds.

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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