# Incident 19801009073419I: Boeing 727200, Flushing, NY, October 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1980, 18:50 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N299US-2007-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727200
- People aboard: 104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009073419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKE. SAFE LANDING MADE.

## Other reports on N299US (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940616022789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616022789I), Jun 16, 1994: Boeing 727251 (N299US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. NR1 and NR2 main landing gear tires blew on landing.
- [Incident 19930427016319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427016319I), Apr 27, 1993: Boeing 727251 (N299US), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Gear light remained on after departure. Returned. Landed safely. Nose landing gear door was missing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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