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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2018 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss International Air Lines |
| Registration: | HB-IJP |
| MSN: | 681 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 3 km SW of Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN) -
 France
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Medical incapacitation of captain during final approach; first officer landed aircraft on runway 04L.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-hb-ijp-and-operated-by-swiss-on-26-08-2018-at-nice-investigatrion-delegated-to-stsb---swiss-by-bea/
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN | Added |
| 21-Mar-2024 20:41 | ASN | Updated [Location, ] |
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