Incident Boeing 737-490 N792AS,
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Date:Sunday 1 February 2009
Time:c. 17:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic B734 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-490
Owner/operator:Alaska Airlines
Registration: N792AS
MSN: 28887/2903
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Sitka Airport, AK (SIT/PASI) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Ketchikan International Airport, AK (KTN/PAKT)
Destination airport:Sitka Airport, AK (SIT/PASI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The flight AS67 was struck by a lightning while on approach to Sitka. The airplane landed safely.
The lightning struck the airplane at its nose causing minor damage.

Sources:

https://alaskapublic.org/2009/02/02/alaska-airlines-737-struck-by-lightning/

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 November 1999 N792AS Alaska Airlines 0 Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) non
Vehicle runway incursion
10 February 2023 TF-BBL Bluebird Cargo 0 Near Paris Charles-de-Gaulle AD non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Feb-2009 10:22 Certosino Added

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