Tailstrike Accident Boeing 737-8AL (WL) N276EA,
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Date:Sunday 10 June 2018
Time:17:53 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8AL (WL)
Owner/operator:Swiftair, opf Smartwings
Registration: N276EA
MSN: 35070/2115
Year of manufacture:2006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Heraklion-N. Kazantzakis Airport (HER/LGIR) -   Greece
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Brno Turany Airport (BRQ/LKTB)
Destination airport:Heraklion-N. Kazantzakis Airport (HER/LGIR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Smartwings flight QS1400, a Boeing 737-800, was damaged at Heraklion, Crete after the tail struck the runway during landing.
The aircraft was subsequently ferried to Winston Salem on August 3-4, 2018.

Sources:

NTSB DCA18WA222
Air-Britain Sept. 2018

Revision history:

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29-Apr-2023 19:28 harro Updated

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