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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 2020 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-446 (BCF) |
| Owner/operator: | Western Global Airlines |
| Registration: | N356KD |
| MSN: | 26356/1026 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE) |
| Ontario International Airport, CA (ONT) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The right wingtip hit a light post while taxiing at Columbia Airport, South Carolina.
Sources:
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/western-global-boeing-747-loses-wingtip/?fbclid=IwAR3DzadtAAClnLkL3jdImlXmWhULCykMKJaKaIVovSP_VBFvzitkK2ZjeG4
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2020 20:20 | viking | Added |
| 20-Dec-2020 20:22 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Dec-2020 20:25 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 21-Dec-2020 09:25 | viking | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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