Swift B738 at Heraklion on Jun 10th 2018, tail strike on landing

Last Update: June 14, 2018 / 23:14:41 GMT/Zulu time

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A Swift Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Smartwings, registration N276EA performing flight QS-1400 from Brno (Czech Republic) to Heraklion (Greece), landed on Heraklion's runway 27 at 17:54L (14:54Z) but struck its tail onto the runway. The aircraft r...

A Swift Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Smartwings, registration N276EA performing flight QS-1400 from Brno (Czech Republic) to Heraklion (Greece), landed on Heraklion's runway 27 at 17:54L (14:54Z) but struck its tail onto the runway. The aircraft r

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 10, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
Swiftair

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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