Incident ATR 72-212 EC-JRP,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19675
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Monday 19 May 2008
Time:15:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT72 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
ATR 72-212
Owner/operator:Swiftair
Registration: EC-JRP
MSN: 446
Year of manufacture:1994
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 55
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Fuerteventura Airport, Canary Islands -   Spain
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Puerto del Rosario Airport, Canary Islands/Fuerteventura Island (FUE/GCFV)
Destination airport:Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA/GCLP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During boarding, the gun of a policeman traveling as a passenger accidentally went off when it was given to the captain. A hole was produced in fuselage of the ATR and a passenger plane parked next to it also received some damage (Hapag Lloyd 737).

Sources:

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2008/05/19/espana/1211218277.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-May-2008 05:22 planeira Added
21-May-2008 11:22 planeira Updated
21-May-2008 22:17 anon Updated
27-May-2022 00:29 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
11-Jul-2023 10:34 Ron Averes Updated [[Location]]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org