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| Date: | Monday 19 January 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Malta |
| Registration: | 9H-ABQ |
| MSN: | 293 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malta-Luqa International Airport (MLA/LMML) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot hit lighting pylon leg as he was taxiing out of park 2. Pylon fell on aircraft’s rear fuselage damaging the aircraft. The aircraft was in service 9 months later.
Sources:
https://www.aviationinmalta.com/CivilGeneralAviation/AccidentsCivil/20002009/tabid/419/language/en-US/Default.aspx
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/215298
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 2012 | SX-BHV | Hermes Airlines | 0 | Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airfield (LYS/LFLL) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2025 10:45 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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