ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157334
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Date: | Friday 21 June 2013 |
Time: | 10:55 UTC |
Type: | Boeing 737-600 |
Owner/operator: | West jet Flight WJA143 |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 93 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) -
Canada
|
Phase: | Pushback / towing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, ON (YOW/CYOW) |
Destination airport: | CYCZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A WESTJET Boeing 737-600 (WJA357) leaving from Ottawa for Toronto, was pushing back from the gate when the aircraft touched wingtips with another WESTJET Boeing 737-600. All 93 passengers bound for Toronto, and 69 passengers bound for Vancouver were returned to the gate while crews inspected the aircraft.
Both aircraft sustained damage, and at least five flights were cancelled.
Sources:
CADORS # 201301620
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/06/21/ottawa-plane-wing-tips-collide...]
Revision history:
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