United B738 at Sacramento on Jan 9th 2015, flock of birds
Last Update: January 9, 2015 / 22:27:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1596
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N76515
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Emergency Services reported the engine ingested multiple birds.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1596
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N76515
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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