# Incident 19870119004299I: Boeing 737291, Reno, NV, January 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1987, 17:34 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Cannon International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999UA-1992-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870119004299I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED WITH DAMAGE TO WINGTIP, FREON PACK AND RIGHT ENGINE.

## Other reports on N999UA (1)

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

- [Accident 19910303003669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910303003669A), Mar 3, 1991: Boeing 737291 (N999UA), Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed, 25 fatal. Rolled vertical on final and dived into ground. Windshear sigmets and rotor clouds in area. Rudder and wind suspects

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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