# Incident 19891217063149I: Doug DC982, Sacramento, CA, December 17, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1989, 14:05 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 38.5129° N, 121.4933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO EXEC (SAC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5129&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275AA-2008-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,813 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891217063149I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT INGESTED BIRDS IN BOTH ENGINES. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N275AA (3)

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

- [Accident 19970305013089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970305013089A), Mar 5, 1997: Doug DC982 (N275AA), Cleveland, OH. Slid off runway landing. Right main gear collapsed. Punctured fuel tank. Failed check traction. Wind, icy surface. (-23) no narrative
- [Incident 19960321008209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960321008209I), Mar 21, 1996: Doug DC982 (N275AA), San Antonio, TX. Narrative: American airlines flight 2295, a MD-80 with 134 passengers on board and a crew of five, was landing at San Antonio. The aircraft landed and stopped…
- [Incident 19900525032899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525032899I), May 25, 1990: Doug DC982 (N275AA), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Right wing dipped on landing. Check pilot took over and corrected. Unaware left wing tip had dragged runway.

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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