Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) N919WN,
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Date:Thursday 7 September 2023
Time:17:12 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B737 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-7H4 (WL)
Owner/operator:Southwest Airlines
Registration: N919WN
MSN: 36625/2591
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU)
Destination airport:Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL)
Narrative:
Southwest Airlines flight WN1954, a Boeing 737-7H4, suffered a bird strike on departure from Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU).
The flight safely landed back at RDU, 13 minutes after takeoff.

Sources:

https://abc11.com/southwest-airlines-rdu-flight-1954-raleigh-durham-international-airport/13749202/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n919wn#31edd459
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/bird-strike-forces-emergency-landing-103012074

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2023 06:50 harro Added
08-Sep-2023 06:51 harro Updated
08-Sep-2023 18:47 aus Updated

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