# Incident 19810321019389I: Boeing 737293, San Bruno, CA, March 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1981, 19:30 local time
- Place: San Bruno, CA
- Airport: San Francisco Int
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ACLA
- Location: 37.6256° N, 122.4314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Bruno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6256&lon=-122.4314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N469AC-1991-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-293 (registry code 138448Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-293) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737293
- People aboard: 46
- 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/19810321019389I

## Narrative

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

CREW NOTICED SLIGHT BUMP ON APPROACH. AFTER LANDING,FOUND DORSAL FIN MISSING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED

## Other reports on N469AC (3)

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

- [Incident 19890714057219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714057219I), Jul 14, 1989: Boeing 737293 (N469AC), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Loss of pressurization en route. Forward cargo door seal had blown out. Some masks failed to deploy.
- [Incident 19860822058239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860822058239I), Aug 22, 1986: Boeing 737293 (N469AC), CA. Engine shut down due to high temperature and low oil pressure. Landed at destination.
- [Incident 19790729022489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729022489I), Jul 29, 1979: Boeing 737293 (N469AC), San Jose, CA. Crew experienced difficulty controlling ailerons. Replaced auto pilot panel.

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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