# Incident 19851109072989I: Boeing 737222, Long Beach, CA, November 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9033U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9033U-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737222
- 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/19851109072989I

## Narrative

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

STRUCTURAL ICE FELL FROM AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK A WINDOW AWNING.

## Other reports on N9033U (1)

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

- [Incident 19890331018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890331018249I), Mar 31, 1989: Boeing 737222 (N9033U), Buffalo, NY. Blew 2 tires on left gear while landing. No cause stated. Replaced tires.

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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