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| Date: | Thursday 8 September 2016 |
| Time: | c. 16:07 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-342 |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Dragon |
| Registration: | B-HLL |
| MSN: | 244 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 295 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Cathay Dragon Flight KA691, an Airbus A330-342, hit an airport delivery van with the no.1 engine as it was taxiing to the runway.
The aircraft had been parked at stand S23 and was pushed back at 16:06 hours local time. Immediately after it started moving on taxiway H7, the collision occurred. The driver of the van suffered minor head injuries.
CCTV images of the occurrence show the van driving towards the plane and turning right into the air linet cowling of the engine.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ka691#aeec764
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2017672/dragonair-plane-collides-delivery-van-hong-kong-airport
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 April 2010 | B-HLL | Cathay Pacific Airways | 0 | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG) | |
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Location
Media:
Plane hit roof of delivery van on runway at Hong Kong airport- driver trapped https://t.co/4GXPzxlt4w #9newsmornings pic.twitter.com/ZT0m0ANnrC
— Megan Morris (@MegMorris9News) September 8, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2016 12:19 | harro | Added |
| 08-Sep-2016 15:51 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2016 15:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Jul-2024 05:45 | Planeguy777 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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