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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 2014 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIGM |
| MSN: | 158 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Malta Luqa (MLA) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Wingtip hit building while aircraft being towed.
The id of the plane has not been reported, but a Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, D-AIHX, was planned to depart Malta that day following maintenance
(D-AIGM (A343) landed as DLH 9922 from FRA but 1 h behind the incident took place.)
Sources:
https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140211/local/aircraft-wingtip-hits-hangar.506400
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2014 18:58 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 11-Feb-2014 18:59 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2014 20:17 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2014 08:28 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, ] |
| 12-Feb-2014 09:16 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Feb-2014 10:06 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Feb-2014 08:31 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 21-May-2015 20:18 | magic51 | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
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