El Al B738 at Elat on Apr 27th 2013, conflict with terrain and border violation after go-around
Last Update: May 28, 2013 / 00:16:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-407
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Elat, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Israel's Civil Aviation Authority have opened an investigation into the serious incident.
Metars:
LLET 272050Z VRB03KT 9000 NSC 29/07 Q1009
LLET 271950Z VRB02KT 9000 NSC 29/10 Q1009
LLET 271850Z 22005KT 9000 NSC 32/05 Q1008 RMK SCT080
LLET 271750Z 24005KT 9000 NSC 32/06 Q1008 RMK SCT080
LLET 271650Z VRB03KT 9000 NSC 31/09 Q1007 RMK SCT100
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-407
Departure
Tel Aviv, Israel
Destination
Elat, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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