40.6399° N, 73.7787° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (JFK), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 19, 1988 · 16:55 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N221SC
Reported as
Skrsky S76A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total1,600 in this make and model150 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.
Aircraft was struck by a seagull on final approach to airport. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A SEAGULL ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY.