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NYC83FA214

1983-08-17 · WILMINGTON, Delaware, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ILG

N108PA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC MK30), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER LIFT-OFF A FLOCK OF BIRDS APPROACHED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT ABOUT 400 FT. THE PLT MANEUVERED THE ACFT BEHIND & ABOVE THE BIRDS IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID THEM. BOTH ENGS FLAMED OUT & THE ACFT MDE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. GROUND WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE CLIMBOUT AS '...VERY STEEP...' & '...A STEEP ANGLE, BETWEEN 40 AND 45 DEGREES.' THERE WAS SOME BIRD RESIDUE ON THE ENGS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83FA214.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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