Bird strike Incident Bombardier CRJ-900 5X-KNP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 305896
 
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Date:Monday 16 January 2023
Time:13:45 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic CRJ9 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bombardier CRJ-900
Owner/operator:Uganda Airlines
Registration: 5X-KNP
MSN: 15474
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN) -   Uganda
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Entebbe Airport (EBB/HUEN)
Destination airport:Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR)
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Uganda Airlines flight UR710, a CRJ-900, suffered a bird strike on departure from Entebbe Airport (EBB), Uganda.
The aircraft entered a holding pattern to burn fuel and safely returned to EBB at 15:23 UTC.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/av8r_derek/status/1615019885079285761
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/5x-knp#2edeb891

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