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| Date: | Sunday 5 October 2025 |
| Time: | 05:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Lift Airlines |
| Registration: | ZS-GAL |
| MSN: | 064 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2500-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Cape Town International Airport (CPT/FACT) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cape Town International Airport (CPT/FACT) |
| Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lift Airlines flight GE130, a Airbus A320-231, experienced a failure of engine no.1 after takeoff from Cape Town International Airport (CPT).
The aircraft landed back at CPT, 23 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.capetownetc.com/news/emergency-landing-at-cape-town-airport-ends-safely/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zs-gal#3c855aab
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 2019 | ZS-GAL | Corendon Airlines, opb Global Aviation | 0 | Graz Airport (LOWG) |  |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2025 13:51 | ASN | Added |
| 09-Oct-2025 13:52 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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