ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316895
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 October 2000 |
| Time: | 12:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-236 |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways |
| Registration: | G-BIKL |
| MSN: | 22183/32 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce RB211-535C-37 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 160 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near Amsterdam -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow International Airport (LHR) |
| Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport (AMS | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A British Airways Boeing 757-200 was strucked by a Lightning during approach at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
The plane was doing the scheduled London Heathrow-Amsterdam route with 151 passengers and 9 crew members onboard.
The Damage to the plane is unknown,but the First officer had mild symptoms during and after the incident.
The incident was not revealed to the public until 4 months ago,on February of 2001.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5153206.amp/
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1145759&language=en
https://amp.theguardian.com/uk/2001/feb/21/transport.world
https://www.iol.co.za/technology/ba-pilot-struck-by-lightning-in-midair-59761
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2023 17:54 | Bandit | Added |
| 13-Jul-2023 17:55 | harro | Updated |
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