NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC87LA057
Registry · N890AC
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GATES LEARJET CORP 55
Year of manufacture
1983 · 4 years old at event
Engine
GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
Seats / Engines
13 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19981125
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC4557
Registrant of record
DODSON INTENRATIONAL PARTS INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_MKC87LA057.txt.
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