29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 16, 1987 · 20:08 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N532TX
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
89
Fatal injuries
0
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 during vectors to base. Radome broken and skin torn.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE DURING VECTORS TO BASE. RADOME BROKEN AND SKIN TORN.