Jetblue A21N at Aruba on Jun 1st 2026, bird strike

Last Update: June 3, 2026 / 19:45:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-158

Departure
Aruba, Aruba

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2059J

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

A Jetblue Airbus A321-200N, registration N2059J performing flight B6-158 from Aruba (Aruba) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 195 people on board, was climbing out of Aruba's runway 11 when the crew declared emergency reporting a bird strike into their right hand engine (PW1133G), they might need to shut the engine down, and levelled off at 2500 feet. The crew requested to enter a hold and subsequently returned to Aruba for a safe overweight landing on runway 11 about 30 minutes after departure.

A ground observer reported the aircraft was landing with an strange noise probably coming from one of its engines.

A replacement A321-200 registration N995JL reached New York with a delay of about 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Aruba about 45 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N2059J
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A21N
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Jetblue

Flight number
B6-158

Departure
Aruba, Aruba

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2059J

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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