43.4177° N, 83.9547° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 26, 1982 · 10:53 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Tri-City
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9572U
Reported as
Boeing 737*
People aboard
13
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft struck seagulls on takeoff roll. Pilot aborted takeoff and shut down engine.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEAGULLS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE.