Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) TC-JHE, Tuesday 5 May 2015
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Date:Tuesday 5 May 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8F2 (WL)
Owner/operator:THY Turkish Airlines
Registration: TC-JHE
MSN: 35744/2733
Year of manufacture:2008
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:Nevsehir Airport (NAV/LTAZ) -   Türkiye
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Istanbul-Atatürk Airport (ISL/LTBA)
Destination airport:Nevsehir Airport (NAV/LTAZ)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK2004, a Boeing 737-800, suffered multiple bird strikes while on final approach to Nevsehir Airport (NAV). The nose cone was severely damaged as as result.

Sources:

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/weird-news/nose-cone-smashed-after-plane-5643322
https://au.news.yahoo.com/plane-vs-bird-boeing-737-suffers-crazy-damage-after-bird-strike-27704254.html

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Aug-2024 10:12 ErdemTan Added
15-Aug-2024 10:16 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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