# Incident 19860717050379I: Boeing 757232, Boston, MA, July 17, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1986, 08:55 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614DL-2018-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 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/19860717050379I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE INGESTED A SEAGULL ON TAKEOFF. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N614DL (2)

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

- [Incident 20010618013209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010618013209I), Jun 18, 2001: Boeing 757232 (N614DL), Denver, CO. (-23)Delta flt 2120, B-757 dencvg returned to den at approx 1359MDT after a #2 engine failure in climb at FL170. Investigation showed a contained failure of…
- [Incident 19901013060959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901013060959I), Oct 13, 1990: Boeing 757232 (N614DL), Los Angeles, CA. Pilot landed aircraft in higher than normal nose attitude. Lower aft part of fuselage contacted runway.

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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