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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 2005 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GZCF |
| MSN: | 481 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 196 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Paris |
| Port Harcourt Airport (PHC/DNPO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air France Airbus A330 (F-GZCF) carrying 196 passengers collided with six cows on landing at Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Flight AF875 landed at 04:30 on a flight from Paris when a herd of cattle crossed the active runway 03/21. Six cows were killed in the incident. The airplane sustained some damage to the nose, causing the continuing flight to be cancelled. The airport was closed for eight hours.
Sources:
https://news.aviation-safety.net/2005/07/06/airbus-330-collides-with-cows-on-landing-at-port-harcourt/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2016 21:00 | harro | Added |
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