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| Date: | Saturday 21 January 2012 |
| Time: | 06:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-824 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N33264 |
| MSN: | 31584/916 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Near Sacramento International Airport - KSMF, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | KSMF |
| KIAH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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