ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180480
Last updated: 7 October 2020
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| Date: | 17-OCT-2015 |
| Time: | 19:05 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-233 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Nepal Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-AKX |
| C/n / msn: | 6555 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport -
 China
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport |
| Tribhuvan, Kathmandu (Nepal) |
The plane was hit by a catering truck and apparently sustained substantial damage. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
http://admin.myrepublica.com/society/story/29911/nac-airbus-escapes-fatal-crash-in-hong-kong.html
http://airbusdeliveries.blogspot.com/2015/04/airbus-updates-no1316.html
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 Sep 2016 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) |  |
min |
| 26 Sep 2016 | 9N-AKX | Nepal Airlines | 0 | 27nm Southwest of Kathmandu | |
min |
| 18 Nov 2017 | 9N-AKX | Royal Nepal Airlines | 0 | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
min |
Images:
Photo of 9N-AKX courtesy AirHistory.net
Hong Kong - International (VHHH / HKG)
27 January 2019; (c) Anton Homma
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2015 10:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Oct-2015 20:13 | StreetF117 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2015 20:13 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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