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| Date: | Monday 16 April 2018 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | TAME Ecuador |
| Registration: | HC-COH |
| MSN: | 348 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 281 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TAME flight EQ550 was en route from Quito, Ecuador to New York-JFK Airport, New York, USA, when it diverted to Charleston International Airport, South Carolina due to inclement weather at the destination.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, struck a light pole with the right wing as it was taxiing to refuel.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hc-coh#110e1069
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2018 16:54 | harro | Added |
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