ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215707
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Date: | Monday 24 September 2018 |
Time: | c. 09:17 UTC |
Type: | Bombardier CSeries CS300 (A220-300) |
Owner/operator: | Air Baltic |
Registration: | YL-CSB |
MSN: | 55004 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | near Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) -
Latvia
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW)q |
Destination airport: | Riga International Airport (RIX/EVRA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Air Baltic flight BT432 sustained a bird strike while on approach to runway 18 at Riga International Airport, Latvia.
The aircraft sustained damage to the nose radome.
Air Baltic confirmed to the Latvian news outlet Jauns.lv that flight BT432 of September 24 was involved in this incident. Aviation websites speculate that instead, flight BT629 (CS300 YL-CSC) hit a bird on takeoff and returned to the airport on September 25.
The aircraft was manufactured by Bombardier as a CSeries CS300 in 2016. As of July 2018, the model was renamed Airbus A220-300.
Sources:
http://jauns.lv/raksts/bizness/298175-foto-airbaltic-lidmasina-pec-sadursmes-ar-putnu-baru-nolaizas-riga-ar-asinim-klatu-prieksgalu Media:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Sep-2018 13:08 |
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26-Sep-2018 13:13 |
harro |
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