Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-4H6 ZS-OAV,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205841
 
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Date:Thursday 8 February 2018
Time:08:17
Type:Silhouette image of generic B734 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-4H6
Owner/operator:British Airways operated by Comair
Registration: ZS-OAV
MSN: 27086/2426
Year of manufacture:1993
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) -   South Africa
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:FAOR
Destination airport:FAPE
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight BA6233 British Airways operated by Comair South Africa was accelerating for takeoff on runway 03L when, at close to V1 suffered a birdstrike to the radome by a large goose. Takeoff aborted.

Sources:

ASA Bulletin
FAOR ARFF

Images:


FAOR 0900 today

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Feb-2018 18:23 paulm7010 Added
08-Feb-2018 18:25 harro Updated [Cn, Location]

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