Baltic BCS3 at Hamburg on Jul 4th 2023, lightning strike
Last Update: July 6, 2023 / 07:33:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-252
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
YL-ABI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Hamburg about 43 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-252
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Riga, Latvia
Aircraft Registration
YL-ABI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
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