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| Date: | Thursday 5 December 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-145EP |
| Owner/operator: | Loganair |
| Registration: | G-SAJH |
| MSN: | 145134 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | N of Manchester -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ/EGPD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loganair flight LM26, an Embraer ERJ-145, suffered a cracked windshield layer after a lightning strike.
The flight safely returned to Manchester Airport (MAN).
Sources:
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/13971412/lightning-strike-scotland-flight-emergency-landing-cracking-windscreen/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-terror-flight-forced-return-34258208
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/LOG26
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/lm26#383cd2d3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2024 18:20 | aus | Added |
| 05-Dec-2024 18:23 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2024 18:23 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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