ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177370
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 2015 |
| Time: | 1.:50 LT AT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | N973AV |
| MSN: | 1073 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 261 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | en route over Atlantic Ocean, near Dutch Antiles -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
| Barcelona, BCN/LEBL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avianca flight AV 018 encountered severe turbulence, and made a landing at Curaçao Hato Airport (CUR/TNCC)
Six passengers were taken to hospital. Another A330, N974AV, was flown in to continue to Barcelona, Spain.
Sources:
http://www.kikotapasando.com/2015/06/27/avianca-flight-lands-in-curacao-after-encountering-severe-turbulence/
http://curacaochronicle.com/main/avianca-flight-lands-in-curacao-after-heavy-turbulence/
https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/4077155/noodlanding-airbus-curaao-turbulentie.html
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/n973av/
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 July 2017 | N973AV | Avianca | 0 | 130nm northwest of San Salvador |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2015 06:37 | Chieftain | Added |
| 28-Jun-2015 06:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 28-Jun-2015 06:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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