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A collection of all collisions between aircraft in wildlife that were reported to the US Federal Aviation Administration between 1990 and 1997, with details on the circumstances of the collision.

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• opid - Three letter identification code for the operator (carrier) of the aircraft.
• operator - Name of the aircraft operator.
• atype - Make and model of aircraft.
• remarks - Verbal remarks regarding the collision.
• phase_of_flt - Phase of the flight during which the collision occurred: Approach, Climb, Descent, En Route, Landing Roll, Parked, Take-off run, Taxi.
• ac_mass - Mass of the aircraft classified as 2250 kg or less (1), 2251-5700 kg (2), 5701-27000 kg (3), 27001-272000 kg (4), above 272000 kg (5).
• num_engs - Number of engines on the aircraft.
• date - Date of the collision (MM/DD/YYYY).
• time_of_day - Light conditions: Dawn, Day, Dusk, Night.
• state - Two letter abbreviation of the US state in which the collision occurred.
• height - Feet above ground level.
• speed - Knots (indicated air speed).
• effect - Effect on flight: Aborted Take-off, Engine Shut Down, None, Other, Precautionary Landing.
• sky - Type of cloud cover, if any: No Cloud, Overcast, Some Cloud.
• species - Common name for bird or other wildlife.
• birds_seen - Number of birds/wildlife seen by pilot: 1, 2-10, 11-100, Over 100.
• birds_struck - Number of birds/wildlife struck: 0, 1, 2-10, 11-100, Over 100.

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http://opendata.socrata.com/Government/1990-1999-Reported-Aircraft-Wildlife-Bird-Strikes/inea-i3an. Original data from http://wildlife-mitigation.tc.faa.gov/wildlife/default.aspxfaa.gov. Retrieval date: Feb 4, 2012.

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