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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 2021 |
| Time: | c. 0815 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-FF2 |
| Owner/operator: | Turkish Airlines Cargo |
| Registration: | TC-LJN |
| MSN: | 65742/1573 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) -
 Trkiye
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA) |
| Almaty Airport (ALA/UAAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turkish Airlines flight TK6220, a Boeing 777-F, struck a flock of birds on takeoff from Istanbul-Atatürk Airport, Turkey.
The aircraft returned to land.
Sources:
Photos and Videos
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/thy-kargo-ucagi-kus-surusune-girdi/
https://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/thy-ucagi-inis-sirasinda-kus-surusune-daldi.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-ljn#2678dda2
Location
Media:
Ucak kus surusune dalarsa katliam oluyor. Buna “bird strike” demisler. Ayni fikirde degilim pic.twitter.com/FWJvBClUja
— ha gayret melcey (@Ooyleolmuyor) January 3, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2021 12:02 | harro | Added |
| 03-Jan-2021 12:03 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 12:42 | harro | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 13:07 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 13:08 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2021 20:51 | Airwork737 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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