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Date
December 14, 1986 · 12:20 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Aircraft
N360AU
Reported as
Boeing 7373B7
Reported engine
GE CFM563B1
People aboard
81
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Engine ingested a bird during climbout. Pilot returned aircraft to field. Some fan blades bend but no other damage.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE INGESTED A BIRD DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO FIELD. SOME FAN BLADES BEND BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE.