Incident Airbus A319 , Monday 11 April 2011
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Date:Monday 11 April 2011
Time:07:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic A319 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A319
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Category:Incident
Location:en route -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
At flight level FL180, the aircraft collided with a weather balloon.

Sources:

BFU QX005-11

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