ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19675
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| Date: | 19-MAY-2008 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-212 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiftair |
| Registration: | EC-JRP |
| C/n / msn: | 446 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | FUE - Fuerteventura Airport, Canary Island -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | FUA |
| LPA |
During boarding, the gun of a policeman traveling as a passenger accidentally went off when it was given to the captain. A hole was produced in fuselage of the ATR and a passenger plane parked next to it also received some damage (Hapag Lloyd 737).
Sources:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/05/19/espana/1211218277.html
Images:
Photo of EC-JRP courtesy AirHistory.net
Shannon (EINN / SNN)
20 August 2009; (c) Gerry Barron
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2008 05:22 | planeira | Added |
| 21-May-2008 11:22 | planeira | Updated |
| 21-May-2008 22:17 | anon | Updated |
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