# Accident 20171119019429A: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Sacramento, CA, November 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2017, 15:33 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento International. Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 38.6954° N, 121.5908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SACRAMENTO INTL (SMF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6954&lon=-121.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N412QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412QX-2022-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW150A
- People aboard: 78
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171119019429A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENTAL BIRD STRIKE RESULTING IN  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE INCLUDING  DAMAGE TO PRIMARY STRUCTURE RESULTING IN MAJOR REPAIRS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N412QX (1)

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

- [Incident 20171229024319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171229024319I), Dec 29, 2017: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N412QX), Pullman, WA, No damage. On Friday dec 29th, at approximately 1830 local time horizon air flight 2184 (sea-puw) mistakenly landed a Bombardier Q400 DHC8-402 (N412QX) on taxiway a at…

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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