Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Tuesday 30 July 2019 |
Time: | 22:00 |
Type: | Airbus A319-114 |
Operator: | Lufthansa |
Registration: | D-AILR |
MSN: | 723 |
First flight: | 1997-09-08 (21 years 11 months) |
Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-5A5 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) ( Germany)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Germany |
Destination airport: | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
Flightnumber: | LH1069 |
Narrative:During passenger boarding via stairs at doors 1L and 3L of the Airbus A319, another staircase towed by a motor vehicle collided with the tail of the aircraft. The aircraft was severely damaged in the APU and tailplane areas. Two members of the cabin crew and the driver of the vehicle were slightly injured.
Classification:
Collision with airport equipment
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» BFU19-1041-1X
Photos
accident date:
30-07-2019type: Airbus A319-114
registration: D-AILR
Video, social media
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frankfurt International Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 710 km (444 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.