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| Date: | Monday 19 May 2008 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiftair |
| Registration: | EC-JRP |
| MSN: | 446 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Fuerteventura Airport, Canary Islands -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Puerto del Rosario Airport, Canary Islands/Fuerteventura Island (FUE/GCFV) |
| Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA/GCLP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During boarding, the gun of a policeman traveling as a passenger accidentally went off when it was given to the captain. A hole was produced in fuselage of the ATR and a passenger plane parked next to it also received some damage (Hapag Lloyd 737).
Sources:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/05/19/espana/1211218277.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2008 05:22 | planeira | Added |
| 21-May-2008 11:22 | planeira | Updated |
| 21-May-2008 22:17 | anon | Updated |
| 27-May-2022 00:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Jul-2023 10:34 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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