38.5129° N, 121.4933° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 28, 1989 · 19:20 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Sacramento Executive Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
GOLCB
Reported as
Bac 146200A
Reported engine
Lycoming ALF502*
People aboard
77
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.
Flew thru a flock of large migratory birds while on final approach. Unseen until landing light turned on.
As the FAA filed it
FLEW THRU A FLOCK OF LARGE MIGRATORY BIRDS WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. UNSEEN UNTIL LANDING LIGHT TURNED ON.