Argentinas B738 at Buenos Aires on Nov 11th 2017, drone strike
Last Update: November 13, 2017 / 15:39:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1865
Departure
Trelew, Argentina
Destination
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-GKS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the aircraft was struck by a drone at the time of landing at Aeroparque. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Argentina's JIAAC (Accident Investigation) and ANAC (Civil Aviation Authority) were informed and opened an investigation.
A theme park "Tierra Santa" is located about 1000 meters short of the threshold runway 13.
On Nov 13th 2017 The Aviation Herald received a detail photo of the damage removing any doubt regarding the location of the damage (we have marked the location now).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aerolineas Argentinas
Flight number
AR-1865
Departure
Trelew, Argentina
Destination
Buenos Aires Aeroparque, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
LV-GKS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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