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| Date: | Thursday 14 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-258ER |
| Owner/operator: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Registration: | 4X-ECC |
| MSN: | 30833/335 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Warszawa-Frédéric Chopin Airport (WAW) -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Warszawa-Frédéric Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA) |
| Israël | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A pushback tractor crashed into the plane, causing a tire to explode. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/pm-forced-to-spend-extra-night-in-warsaw-after-plane-tire-blows/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9171136 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2019 06:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Feb-2019 07:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Feb-2019 09:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 13:47 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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