39.2904° N, 76.6122° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 30, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N543NY
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
98
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 on climbout. Returned to Washington international. Landed without incident.
As the FAA filed it
BIRD STRIKE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.