VivaColombia A320 at Pereira on Sep 14th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: September 15, 2014 / 21:16:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
VivaColombia
Flight number
5Z-8134
Departure
Pereira, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
HK-4817
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The landfill "La Glorita" is located underneath the departure path of runway 26 and attracts a lot of birds.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
VivaColombia
Flight number
5Z-8134
Departure
Pereira, Colombia
Destination
Bogota, Colombia
Aircraft Registration
HK-4817
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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