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| Date: | Sunday 14 September 2025 |
| Time: | c. 15:53 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-306ER |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Asia |
| Registration: | PH-BVB |
| MSN: | 36145/706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
KLM Asia flight KL589, a Boeing 777-300ER, PH-BVB, suffered a birdstrike on takeoff roll at Amsterdam during a flight to Accra.
KLM Asia flight KL589 was scheduled to fly from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Accra. The aircraft was a Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft was pushed back from stand E17 and was given runway 24 as its departure runway.
At approximately 15:52 local time the aircraft began its takeoff roll. While just climbing off the runway at approximately 15:53 local time the aircraft struck a bird. The bird hit the Captain’s windscreen. It is unknown if the glass was damaged. The crew decided to continue to Accra.
Sources:
https://app.airframes.io/messages/5566144804
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11818558 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 2015 | PH-BVB | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | 0 | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) |  |
non |
| Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2025 17:02 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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