Virgin Australia B738 at Queenstown on Jun 17th 2024, bird strike

Last Update: June 17, 2024 / 15:37:15 GMT/Zulu time

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A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIV performing flight VA-148 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 73 people on board, was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when a bird was ingested by the right hand e...

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIV performing flight VA-148 from Queenstown (New Zealand) to Melbourne,VI (Australia) with 73 people on board, was climbing out of Queenstown's runway 05 when a bird was ingested by the right hand e

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 17, 2024

Classification
Incident

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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