- Date
- March 5, 1987, 19:58 local (Mar 6, 1987, 01:58 UTC)
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N890ACEmbraer EMB-110
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870305033979A
- Case key
- 34347
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The crew stated they were descending for landing when they flew through a flock of geese that were traveling in the same direction. They received three or four bird stikes. The aircraft landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N890AC
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB-110
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 110-156
- Airframe hours
- 12,753
- Engine
- P&W PT6-34, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Mid Continent Airlines
- Registered owner
- Pal Air International Inc.
- Departed
- OLU · Columbus, NE
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- OFK · Karl Stefan Mem.
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 1,100 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 160° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OLU, 30 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.