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| Date: | Tuesday 10 January 2023 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Qatar Airways |
| Registration: | A7-BCO |
| MSN: | 38333/188 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH) -
 Qatar
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH) |
| København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Qatar Airways Flight 161, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was climbing to cruise altitude when upon reaching 1800ft the plane suddenly dropped altitude by 1000+ feet for reasons unknown.
The flight continued to the destination.
Sources:
https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/qatar-airways-passenger-recalls-horror-as-dreamliner-plane-plummeted/news-story/c76fbda488ddbe2cb741a27a3fe3a205
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/qr161#2ecce6d7
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