Bird strike Incident Embraer ERJ-145XR N12163,
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Date:Sunday 17 October 2021
Time:13:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic E45X model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer ERJ-145XR
Owner/operator:United Express, operating as CommutAir
Registration: N12163
MSN: 14500811
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Mobile Municipal Airport, AL (MOB/KMOB)
Destination airport:Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
United flight UCA4320, an Embraer ERJ-145XR, struck a large bird, damaging the leading edge of one of the wings.

Sources:

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12163
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N12163
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n12163#298a069d

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Oct-2021 19:35 harro Added
18-Oct-2021 19:36 harro Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Oct-2021 11:18 johnwg Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, Category]

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