Incident Bombardier CRJ-1000 EI-HID, Sunday 28 September 2025
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Date:Sunday 28 September 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRJX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bombardier CRJ-1000
Owner/operator:Lufthansa, opb CityJet
Registration: EI-HID
MSN: 19024
Engine model:GE CF34-8C5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 83
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:north of Frankfurt -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF)
Destination airport:Billund Airport (BLL/EKBI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Lufthansa flight LH842, a Bombardier CRJ-1000 operated by CityJet, returned to land at Frankfurt (FRA) after smoke developed in the cockpit, shortly after departure/

Sources:

https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/rauch-im-cockpit-lufthansa-maschine-kehrt-nach-frankfurt-zurueck-v1,kurz-cockpit-102.html
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DLH842/history/20250928/2005Z/EDDF/EDDF

Revision history:

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