Network Aviation F100 at Paraburdoo on Mar 3rd 2015, bird strike
Last Update: March 3, 2015 / 22:15:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Network Aviation
Flight number
QF-1649
Departure
Paraburdoo, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-NHK
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
A replacement Fokker 100 registration VH-NHM was dispatched to Paraburdoo and reached Perth with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Observers reported an eagle or kite impacted and penetrated the aircraft at the nose cone and became embedded into the fuselage causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 3, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Network Aviation
Flight number
QF-1649
Departure
Paraburdoo, Australia
Destination
Perth, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-NHK
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
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