Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-824 N33264,
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Date:Saturday 21 January 2012
Time:06:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-824
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N33264
MSN: 31584/916
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Near Sacramento International Airport - KSMF, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:KSMF
Destination airport:KIAH
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A United Boeing 737-824, registration N33264 performing flight UA-1460 from Sacramento,CA to Houston,TX , was climbing out of Sacramento's runway 16L when a bird impacted the aircraft and damaged an engine (CFM56). The aircraft stopped the climb at 6000 feet and returned to Sacramento for a safe landing on runway 16L about 11 minutes after departure.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.kcra.com/r/30268258/detail.html]
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1460/history/20120121/1410Z/KSMF/KSMF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Jan-2012 12:26 Gordoux Added
21-Jan-2012 12:31 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Jan-2012 17:41 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
22-Jan-2012 05:40 Penu Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]
23-Jan-2012 05:09 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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