39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1986 · 18:50 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapelton International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CACA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3049D
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33111U
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,860 total1,800 in this make and model240 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.
Bird strike to radome on approach. Bird was then ingested by the right engine.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE TO RADOME ON APPROACH. BIRD WAS THEN INGESTED BY THE RIGHT ENGINE.