ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234996
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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 2020 |
| Time: | 16:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-203 |
| Owner/operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-GZCK |
| MSN: | 516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Pointe-Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP) -
 Congo
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
| Pointe-Noire Agostinho-Neto International Airport (PNR/FCPP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air France flight AF4145, an Airbus A330-200 (F-GZCK), was hit by two gunfire shots when standing at Pointe Noire Airport (PNR/FCPP), Congo. The aircraft was flown in to bring back 100 French citizens.
Reports say that the shooter was an intoxicated Chief Sergeant on duty at the airport brigade, who aimed his weapon at the aircraft. Air France dispatched a Boeing 777 to Pointe-Noire as a replacement aircraft.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/tahliye-ucusu-yapacak-ucaga-inisinde-silahla-ates-edildi/
https://lesechos-congobrazza.com/politique/6845-congo-aviation-civile-un-avion-d-air-france-essuie-des-tirs-sur-le-tarmac-de-l-aeroport-de-pointe-noire
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 2009 | F-GZCK | Air France | 0 | en route at FL380 overhead the Atlantic |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Media:
Pointe-noire:Le Vol Air France en provenance de Paris attaqué(tirs d’armes)après son atterrissage à l’aéroport International A.Agostinho-Neto dans la nuit du 11 Avril (20h). La compagnie aérienne a suspendu sa mission qui consistait à rapatrier ce matin quelques (100 )français. pic.twitter.com/D9g6m0Z9zL
— BrazzaNews (@brazzanews) April 12, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2020 16:28 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 16:37 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 12-Apr-2020 18:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2020 06:56 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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