Hop! AT72 at Lyon on Mar 6th 2017, lightning strike
Last Update: March 9, 2017 / 21:45:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Hop!
Flight number
A5-4073
Departure
Pau, France
Destination
Lyon, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HAPL
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The aircraft remained on the ground in Grenoble for 52 hours, then positioned to Lyon and is still on the ground now in Lyon about 27 hours after positioning to Lyon.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Hop!
Flight number
A5-4073
Departure
Pau, France
Destination
Lyon, France
Aircraft Registration
F-HAPL
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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