Probable cause
a bird strike during climb out.
NTSB analysis
On October 29, 2019 at 1433 mountain daylight time, Horizon Air as flight 2337, a Bombardier De Havilland DHC8, N402QX, struck a bird during climb out from Boise Airport (KBOI), Boise, Idaho. After the collision, the flight crew saw visual evidence of the bird remains on the left wing, determined there were no indications of control problems, and decided to continue to Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Seattle, Washington, where the flight landed with no further incident. Postflight inspection of the airplane revealed that the the bird impact had partially severed the left wing leading edge composite structure and cracked the front spar web. The flight was operating was operating under 14 CFR Part 121 and there were no injuries to the 80 passengers and crew onboard.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DCA20CA010 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 29, 2019
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Boise, Idaho
- Nearest airport
- Boise Airport (KBOI)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
De Havilland DHC8
- N-number
- N402QX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.