Bird strike Incident Embraer ERJ-135LR ZS-SJX ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222342
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 February 2019
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Type:Silhouette image of generic E135 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Embraer ERJ-135LR
Owner/operator:Airlink
Registration: ZS-SJX
MSN: 145428
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Lusaka -   Zambia
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
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Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Airlink Embraer ERJ-135LR sustained serious damage to the nose as a result of an in-flight collision with a bird.
The bird impacted and penetrated the right-hand side of the nose, causing damage and blood spatter inside the flight deck.

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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
18 January 2024 ZS-SJX Airlink 0 Pemba Airport (POL/FQPB) unk
Runway excursion

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27-Feb-2019 19:27 harro Added

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