Tailstrike Incident Airbus A321-252NX VT-ILR, 02 Jan 2023
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Date:02-JAN-2023
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A21N model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A321-252NX
Owner/operator:IndiGo Airlines
Registration: VT-ILR
MSN: 10551
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Dhaka (DAC) or Kolkata (CCU) -   India
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS)
Destination airport:Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
IndiGo flight 6E1859, an Airbus A321neo, experienced a tailstrike during a flight from Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport to Calcutta Airport. The tail sustained major scrapes.

Sources:

https://fr24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ilr#2eb864b5

Media:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Jan-2023 17:11 nhofmann54 Added
03-Jan-2023 17:13 harro Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative]

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