# Incident 20260401002139I: Boeing 737-724, Dulles, VA, April 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2026, 21:09 local time
- Place: Dulles, VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 38.9475° N, 77.4599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of WASHINGTON DULLES INTL (IAD), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9475&lon=-77.4599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16732, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-724 (registry code 13844BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-724) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-724
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56-7B24
- People aboard: 181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260401002139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT REPORTED MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES ON 3 MILE FINAL TO RWY 19L. (IAD) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. AFTER THE INSPECTION AT THE GATE THE PILOTS REPORTED SIGNIFCANT DAMAGE TO LEFT ENGINE. NO INJURIES. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED.

## Other reports on N16732 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050108000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050108000679A), Jan 8, 2005: Boeing 737724 (N16732), Gunnison, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Continental flt 1662 from iah to guc piloted by [privacy data omitted] was struck by an airport snow plow while holding for a gate. The snow plow hit the…

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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