KLM B772 near Amsterdam on Feb 16th 2012, near collision with a balloon
Last Update: June 5, 2012 / 17:23:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2012
Cause
Near collision
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-621
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation, the DSB reported in their quarterly bulletin.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2012
Cause
Near collision
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-621
Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Destination
Atlanta, United States
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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