Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N438SW

Summary

On 3 January 2025 at about 00:54 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N438SW, operated by Corporate Flight Management Inc, was involved in an accident near Stringtown, Mississippi, United States. 33 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

3 January 2025 at 00:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Stringtown, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville MId-Delta (GLH)

Coordinates

33.5720, -90.9823

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2B19

Registration

N438SW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

2

Operator

Corporate Flight Management Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dallas / Ft. Worth → Greenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN25LA070

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The captain reported that about 5 miles north of the destination airport, at 3,000 ft mean sea level, the flight encountered a flock of birds. Due to the night lighting condition, the flight crew did not see the birds until they struck the airplane. The impact caused the captain’s primary flight display (PFD) to become unusable. The first officer’s PFD and the standby instruments continued to operate normally. The engines were not affected, and the flight landed without further incident. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the forward fuselage including a bulkhead, a frame, and the skin. Additional damage to the radome, right winglet, and vertical stabilizer was minor. Seven samples examined by the Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab were identified as being from Greater White-Fronted Geese.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.