KLM B738 at Amsterdam on May 6th 2016, near collision with a drone

Last Update: May 6, 2016 / 20:16:56 GMT/Zulu time

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A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXB performing flight KL-1286 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final approach to Amsterdam's runway 18R descending through 600 feet AGL when the crew spotted a drone passing their aircraf...

A KLM Boeing 737-800, registration PH-BXB performing flight KL-1286 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was on final approach to Amsterdam's runway 18R descending through 600 feet AGL when the crew spotted a drone passing their aircraf

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Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-BXB
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Airworthyness Category
Legal Basis
Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Engine Type
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
KLM

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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