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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145LR |
| Owner/operator: | American Eagle, opb Piedmont Airlines |
| Registration: | N660CL |
| MSN: | 145764 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Evansville, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
| Evansville-Dress Regional Airport, IN (EVV/KEVV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
American flight AA5802, an Embraer ERJ-145LR, was struck by lightning. A post flight inspection revealed damage to the right wing.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N660CL/history/20240504/1356Z/KCLT/KEVV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-May-2024 16:08 | ASN | Added |
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