Accident · 2010-08-10

NTSB case WPR10LA395 · EMBRAER EMB-145XR · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2010-08-10
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
EMBRAER EMB-145XR (N14105)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
Express Jet Airlines Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
Express Jet Airlines

Probable cause

An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern during a visual approach.

Source: NTSB case WPR10LA395

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotAirline transport pilotAirplane39Class 1 (2010-04-22)5,471 in this make/model
Co-pilotCommercialAirplane61Class 1 (2010-07-19)3,587 in this make/model

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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