# Incident 19980525010529I: Doug DC9, Klamath Falls, OR, May 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1998
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Airport: Klamath Falls International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N982AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N982AS-2014-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 (registry code 3023681, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980525010529I

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INBOUND WHEN IT REPORTED STRIKING AN EAGLE AT 3000  FT OVER ELLIOTT BAY, DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. (.19)UNSCHEDULED LANDING DUE TO UNKNOWN SOURCE OF SMOKE ODOR FROM FORWARD CABIN. AFTER UNEVENTFUL LANDING, DETERMINED TO BE UNIDENTIFIED PASSENGER SMOKING IN LAVATORY.

## Other reports on N982AS (1)

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

- [Incident 20011012029889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011012029889I), Oct 12, 2001: Doug MD83 (N982AS), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Asaa flight 445 as 982 struck a catering truck as it was being marshalled into gate C-1. The catering truck was parked at gate D-1. According to verbal…

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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