# Incident 19891213064559I: Boeing 737291, Sacramento, CA, December 13, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1989, 18:15 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982UA-2004-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-291 (registry code 138448W, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-291) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737291
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,588 total, 5,442 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891213064559I

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH, STRUCK A FLOCK OF BIRDS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N982UA (3)

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

- [Incident 19990224030329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990224030329I), Feb 24, 1999: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. (-23) ATC report - aircraft reported severe vibration and declared an emergency. Aircraft diverted to Cleveland and landed without further incident. See…
- [Incident 19980207006679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980207006679I), Feb 7, 1998: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Omaha, NE. Narrative: on 02/07/98, uala flight 1181, a Boeing 737-500, enroute minneapolis, MN to denver, co diverted to Omaha, NE due to an electrical problem in the…
- [Incident 19931231050809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231050809I), Dec 31, 1993: Boeing 737291 (N982UA), Denver, CO, Minor damage. NR4 tire recap failed on takeoff. Returned. Nr 3 tires sidewall failed on rollout.

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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