Narrative:
An ATR 72, registered EC-LNP, was parked at Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Burkina Faso, when a heavy thunderstorm passed the airport. At 20:00 winds were registered at 18 knots, gusting to 44 knots. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
accident date: 17-09-2013
type: ATR 72-202
registration: EC-LNP
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 17 September 2013 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-202 |
| Operating for: | Colombe Air Line |
| Leased from: | Helitt Líneas Aéreas |
| Registration: | EC-LNP |
| MSN: | 285 |
| First flight: | 1992-02-05 (21 years 8 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW124B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) ( Burkina Faso)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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An ATR 72, registered EC-LNP, was parked at Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), Burkina Faso, when a heavy thunderstorm passed the airport. At 20:00 winds were registered at 18 knots, gusting to 44 knots. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Photos
accident date: 17-09-2013
type: ATR 72-202
registration: EC-LNP
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