# Accident 19851107057779A: Boeing 72723, Omaha, NE, November 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1985, 18:03 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.1510° N, 95.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1510&lon=-95.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1908, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1908-2004-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,976 total, 12,345 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851107057779A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FLOCK OF WHITE SNOW GEESE WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 5000 FEET AT NIGHT. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC86LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA025), Nov 8, 1985: Boeing 727-23 (N1908), Bellevue, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1908 (4)

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

- [Incident 19861213082429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213082429I), Dec 13, 1986: Boeing 72723 (N1908), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. The wingtip struck a parked truck while taxiing to the gate. Marshaller was dismissed and taxi lines repainted.
- [Incident 19851005060339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851005060339I), Oct 5, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N1908), Salt Lake City, UT. Rapid decay of epr indication after takeoff noted on number 3 engine. Returned and replaced epr transmitter.
- [Incident 19850622032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850622032469I), Jun 22, 1985: Boeing 72723 (N1908), Chicago, IL. Passenger complained of ear pain with bleeding. Ice applied and flight continued. No pressurization malfunction.
- [Incident 19840407022719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840407022719I), Apr 7, 1984: Boeing 72723 (N1908), Dallas, TX. Holding at a fix. Pilot requested priority handling to alternate. May have been premature in low fuel assumption.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.