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| Date: | Sunday 21 March 2021 |
| Time: | c. 0830 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-522 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Contractors |
| Registration: | 5N-BLE |
| MSN: | 26672/2343 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kano-Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN) |
| Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aero Contractors Flight N2142, a Boeing 737-522 returned to land at Kano Airport, Nigeria, after suffering a bird strike on takeoff from runway 24.
The aircraft landed safely 12 minutes later, on runway 06 (same runway, opposite direction).
Sources:
https://www.independent.ng/passengers-stranded-in-kano-as-aero-contractors-suffers-bird-strike
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 2010 | 5N-BLE | Aero Contractors | 0 | Jos Airport (JOS/DNJO) | |
min |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 5 June 2015 | 5N-BLE | Aero Contractors | 0 | en route Kaduna Airport | |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2021 13:44 | harro | Added |
| 21-Mar-2021 13:46 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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