LATAM Chile A320 at Puerto Montt on Jun 23rd 2026, bird strike
Last Update: June 24, 2026 / 15:29:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
LA-311
Departure
Puerto Montt, Chile
Destination
Punta Arenas, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BAZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported the left engine emitted sparks, streaks of flames and bang. The captain subsequently announved, the vulture had impacted the left engine.
A replacement A321-200 registration CC-BEA reached Punta Arenas with a delay of about 7:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 19 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 23, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
LATAM Airlines Chile
Flight number
LA-311
Departure
Puerto Montt, Chile
Destination
Punta Arenas, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-BAZ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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