Alaska B739 near Bakersfield on Feb 1st 2015, laser beam injures pilot
Last Update: February 2, 2015 / 17:31:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-249
Departure
San Diego, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N431AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The FAA reported a flight crew member received an unknown eye injury when a green laser beam hit the aircraft, flight AS-249, near Bakersfield,CA at 02:40Z (Feb 2nd).
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2015
Classification
Accident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-249
Departure
San Diego, United States
Destination
Portland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N431AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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