47.2086° N, 119.3191° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 19, 1983 · 07:01 local
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Airport
Grant County
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8123
Reported as
Boeing 747*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total0 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.
Ingested three sea gulls into #1 engine during takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff and remained on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
INGESTED THREE SEA GULLS INTO #1 ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND REMAINED ON THE RUNWAY.