ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269611
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| Date: | Monday 15 November 2021 |
| Time: | 18:20 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-852 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | XA-AMB |
| MSN: | 36703/4496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF/KSMF) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento International Airport, CA (SMF/KSMF) |
| Guadalajara-Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL/MMGL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aeroméxico flight AM789, a Boeing 737-852, suffered a bird strike on departure from Sacramento International Airport, California, USA.
The flight crew elected to enter a holding pattern to burn fuel. A safe landing was made back at Sacramento, 1 hour and 50 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article255855346.html
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/11/16/smf-plane-strikes-bird-pacific-flyway
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AMX789/history/20211115/0720Z/KSMF/MMGL
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2021 07:52 | harro | Added |
| 17-Nov-2021 07:33 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
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