# NTSB CHI79IA013: Boeing 737, N9029U, Cleveland, OH, October 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1978
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79IA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79IA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0031  78/10/27   CLEVELAND,OH        BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2115                    N9029U              PX-  0  0  9                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9029U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9029U-1980-02-08), registration cancelled 1980-02-08, S/N 19067 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (registry code 1384473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19781027027479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027027479I), Oct 27, 1978: Boeing 737/, Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Flight struck birds during let down. Causeing extensive damage.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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