ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145505
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| Date: | 06-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 05:10 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Operator: | Egypt Air |
| Registration: | SU-GBU |
| C/n / msn: | 687 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 130 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP) -
 Syria
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Aleppo-Nejrab Airport (ALP/OSAP) |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |
Egypt Air Flight MS724 was operating a flight from Aleppo (ALP) to Cairo (CAI). During take off from at Aleppo the tail struck the the ground. When the aircraft was en route at FL310 about 85nm east of Larnaca Airport (LCA/LCLK), Cyprus the crew decided to divert to Larnaca where the aircraft landed safely about 50 minutes after departure from Aleppo. None of the 130 passengers was injured and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
http://www.flightradar24.com/2012-05-06/02:22/MSR724
http://avherald.com/h?article=44f3a0ee&opt=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 12:57 | ryan | Added |
| 08-May-2012 13:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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