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| Date: | Friday 19 January 2018 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-PPI |
| MSN: | 3557 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B3/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 160 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/V -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India flight AI889, an Airbus A321, sustained a bird hit while on approach to Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, India.
There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ppi#102b5928
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/air-india-plane-suffers-bird-hit-while-landing-in-guwahati/article22481112.ece
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 2008 | VT-PPI | Air India | 1 | Budapest Ferihegy |  |
non |
| 14 August 2024 | VT-PPI | Air India | 0 | Goa International Dabolim Airport (GOI/VOGO) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2018 08:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2018 08:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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