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| Date: | Monday 2 June 2025 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IZH |
| MSN: | 8558 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 175 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Ranchi -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Patna Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport (PAT/VEPT) |
| Ranchi-Birsa Munda International Airport (IXR/VERC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E6902, an Airbus A320-271N, struck a vulture near Ranchi between 3000 and 4000 feet as the
aircraft was about 10 to 12 nautical miles away from the destination, Ranchi.
There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indigo-flight-hit-by-vultures-at-4-000-feet-makes-emergency-landing-at-ranchi-airport-aircraft-suffers-damage-11748864251549.html
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VTIZH/history/20250602/0545Z/VEPT/VERC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 June 2023 | VT-IZH | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | near Delhi | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2025 16:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jun-2025 19:01 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2025 19:15 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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