Croatia DH8D at Zadar on Feb 5th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: February 5, 2016 / 20:06:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Croatia Airlines
Flight number
OU-631
Departure
Pula, Croatia
Destination
Zadar, Croatia
Aircraft Registration
9A-CQD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
In a statement to Avioradar Croatia the airline confirmed a bird strike preventing the aircraft to continue its schedule, the passengers to Zagreb were bussed to Zagreb.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Croatia Airlines
Flight number
OU-631
Departure
Pula, Croatia
Destination
Zadar, Croatia
Aircraft Registration
9A-CQD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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