Bird strike Incident Airbus A350-941 F-HTYT, Friday 4 April 2025
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Date:Friday 4 April 2025
Time:22:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic A359 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A350-941
Owner/operator:Air France
Registration: F-HTYT
MSN: 578
Year of manufacture:2022
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) -   Argentina
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG)
Destination airport:Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ)
Investigating agency: JST
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Air France flight AF468, an Airbus A350-941, suffered a bird strike on landing, causing damage to the radome,

Sources:

https://so.jst.gob.ar/informe/?id=3135

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2025 11:59 ASN Added

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