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| Date: | Tuesday 3 January 2023 |
| Time: | 11:38 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | Go First |
| Registration: | VT-WDA |
| MSN: | 11052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 148 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Patna International Airport (PAT/VEPT) -
 India
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bangalore-Hindustan HAL Airport (VOBG) |
| Patna Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport (PAT/VEPT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Go First Airbus A320-271N, performing flight GOW274, encountered a bird strike, causing damage to a wing.
Sources:
https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/goair-bengaluru-patna-flight-with-130-passengers-onboard-suffers-bird-strike-2557275.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/VTWDA/history/20230103/0350Z/VOBL/VEPT
https://fr24.com/data/aircraft/vt-wda#2eba79e8
Location
Media:
One more bird hit.
— JetArena (@ArenaJet) January 3, 2023
GoFirst flight G8 274 from Bengaluru to Patna was hit by a group of birds while approaching Patna.
The aircraft involved in the incident is a 3 month old VT-WDA.
The aircraft with 130 passengers onboard landed safely at Patna. pic.twitter.com/uK6lrYzkhb
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