42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 12, 1982 · 07:55 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N981VJ
Reported as
Doug DC9*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
23
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.
Pilot had a bird strike on takeoff climb. Returned to airport.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.