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| Date: | Thursday 6 December 2012 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-9GJ/ER |
| Owner/operator: | SpiceJet |
| Registration: | VT-SPT |
| MSN: | 34952/2426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD/VOHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, a Spicejet Boeing 737-9GJ/ER, VT-SPT, "Clove", operating as flight SG 239 from Delhi to Hyderbad , hit an electric lamp post during taxi for departure at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP), New Delhi, damaging the right wing. There were no reported injuries among the 142 onboard the aircraft.
Sources:
https://www.newsx.com/videos/spicejet-flight-hits-lampost-delhi-runway-probe_
http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=29411
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6438458&nseq=1
http://www.airliners.net/photo/SpiceJet/Boeing-737-9GJ-ER/1715025/L?sid=c01038fefe59a1bdf2efab6cb05dfbd0_
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2012 04:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Dec-2012 06:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2012 06:18 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2012 16:41 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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