# Incident 19810115006599I: Boeing 727172C, Washington, DC, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81726 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727172C
- People aboard: 58
- 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/19810115006599I

## Narrative

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

CREW OBSERVED FLOCK OF GEESE ON TAKEOFF. NO 3 ENGINE INGESTED BIRDS. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT RETURNED REPLACED ENG

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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