Aeromar AT72 at Mexico City on Jul 1st 2019, lightning strike
Last Update: July 16, 2019 / 15:20:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Aeromar
Flight number
VW-461
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Colima, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-UYY
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The Mexican AIB rated the occurrence an incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Aeromar
Flight number
VW-461
Departure
Mexico City, Mexico
Destination
Colima, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-UYY
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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