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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 2018 |
| Time: | 08:17 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4H6 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways, opb Comair |
| Registration: | ZS-OAV |
| MSN: | 27086/2426 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
| Gqeberha-Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ/FAPE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight BA6233 British Airways operated by Comair South Africa was accelerating for takeoff on runway 03L when, at close to V1 suffered a birdstrike to the radome by a large goose. Takeoff aborted.
Sources:
ASA Bulletin
FAOR ARFF
Location
Images:
FAOR 0900 today
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 18:23 | paulm7010 | Added |
| 08-Feb-2018 18:25 | harro | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2025 13:36 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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