- Date
- November 7, 1985, 18:04 local (Nov 8, 1985, 00:04 UTC)
- Place
- Bellevue, NE
- Injuries
- 71 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1908Boeing 727-23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851107057779A
- Case key
- 34114
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Analysis
During a night arrival, a Boeing 727, operating as American flt 334, was vectored for an apch to rwy 32L. While descending thru about 5000 ft MSL, aprx 12 mi south of the arpt, the acft reportedly collided with a flock of snow geese. The ATC controller had been aware of possible bird activity to the north, but he was not aware of birds in the vicinity of the bird strike. The aircrew continued the apch & landed. After landing, bird strike damage was fnd on the radome, #6 slat, #1 & #3 leading edge flaps & on the forward fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1908
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19183
- Airframe hours
- 49,806
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aviation Leasing Group
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- DFW · Dallas, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- OMA · Eppley, runway 32L, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,976 total · 12,345 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.