ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157550
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| Date: | Sunday 14 December 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-244 |
| Owner/operator: | South African Airways |
| Registration: | ZS-SII |
| MSN: | 22588/836 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Approaching Victoria Falls airport, over Botswana airspace. -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg International Airport (JNB/FAJS) |
| VFA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Approaching Victoria Falls airport, flight SA42 was hit on the left wing by a large bird, probably a vulture.
Leading-edge slats were damaged.
Sources:
I was on board and had a window seat over the left wing.
Images:
Taken at VFA airport after landing on 14DEC1997.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2013 10:59 | mmggll | Added |
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