ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185556
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2016 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A380-841 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIMJ |
| MSN: | 073 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 970B-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 525 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 14 mls E of Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lufthansa flight LH456 suffered a near miss incident with a drone while it was approaching Los Angeles International Airport, California.
The Airbus A380 was approaching runway 24L at an altitude of 5000 feet when a drone passed about 200 feet (61 meters) over the aircraft.
The approach was continued and the airplane landed normally.
Sources:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-drone-near-miss-lax-20160318-story.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 October 2018 | D-AIMJ | Lufthansa | 0 | near Halifax, NS |  |
non |
| Inflight smoke | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2016 19:34 | harro | Added |
| 08-Apr-2016 13:48 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2016 13:48 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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