A320 crashes off French coast during test flight
Izveidoja erv · 28.11.2008 · 2 ziņas
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28.11.2008 02:48
Status: Preliminary
Date: 27 NOV 2008
Time: ca 17:00
Type: Airbus A320-232
Operator: Air New Zealand
Registration: ZK-OJL ?
C/n / msn: 2500
First flight: 2005
Crew: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: 7 km (4.4 mls) off Saint-Cyprien (France)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature: Test
Departure airport: Perpignan Airport (PGF/LFMP), France
Destination airport: Perpignan Airport (PGF/LFMP), France
Narrative:
The Airbus A320 had undergone maintenance at EAS Industries in Perpignan (PGF). The aircraft crashed at sea during a post-maintenance test flight.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the airplane involved was ZK-OJL. This plane had just been returned to Air New Zealand after flying for XL Airways as D-AXLA.
Sources:
» Le Point.fr
» AFP
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