Spirit A320 near Jacksonville on Mar 1st 2023, passenger's battery on fire fire
Last Update: March 2, 2023 / 19:32:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-259
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
N695NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The Jacksonville Fire department reported ten people were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The fire originated from a battery in a passenger's carry on luggage.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 1, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-259
Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
N695NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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