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Turkish Airlines Airbus Lightning strike, Engine Fire
On January 25, 2013, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 with 114 aboard en route from Istanbul-Atatürk was on approach to Izmir Turkey when the plane is reported to have suffered an engine fire in the right engine. A report is circulating that the plane was struck by lightning. Many of the passengers were reported... »
SAS Emergency Landing
What: Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-683 en route from Stockholm to Umeå Where: Sweden When: August 26, 2012 Who: 120 passengers, 5 crew Why: After take-off, the plane was hit by lightning. Pilots returned to the airport and made a safe landing. Passengers transferred to another plane, while the original was inspected. »
Solemont Crash May be Lightning Strike, 4 Swiss Killed
What: Happy Lines Pilatus PC-12/45 en route from Antwerp to Switzerland Where: Solemont, France When: August 24, 2012 Who: 4 aboard, 4 fatalities Why: Eye witnesses say that the Pilatus was en route Friday night when it was struck by lightning. Forty minutes after the plane had sent out a distress call, emergency services... »
Viva Aerobus Lightning strike
What: Viva Aerobus Boeing 737 300 en route from Cancun to Tuxtla Gutierre, Mexico Where: Villahermosa Mexico When: May 27 2012 Who: 108 aboard Why: After a successful takeoff, the plane depressurized. Pilots diverted to Villahermosa where they made a safe landing. Mexican news reported that the plane was struck by lightning, and that... »
Lufthansa Airbus Struck by Lightning
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Konstantin von Wedelstaedt What: Lufthansa Airbus A319-100 en route from Frankfurt to Erbil Where: Nuremberg When: May 15th 2012 Why: After taking off from Frankfort, the plane was struck by lightning. There was a storm front around Nuremberg. The plane remained on the ground;... »
Lightning Strike Sends Qantas Pilots Back to Perth, Passengers back to Start
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Alexander Watts What: Qantas Boeing 737-800 en route from Perth to Kalgoorlie Australia Where: Kalgoorlie When: May 13th 2012 Why: The flight was on approach to Kalgoorlie when it was struck by lightning. Pilots returned to Perth and made a safe landing. A replacement... »
London-bound Boeing Suffers Lightning Strike
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Tiago Palla What: United Boeing 777-200 en route from San Francisco to London Where: San Francisco When: Apr 12th 2012 Who: 195 passengers aboard Why: After taking off from San Francisco, the left side of the United Boeing 777 was struck by lightning. Passengers... »
Aeroflot Airbus Lightning Struck over Sochi Russia
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Robert Kolek – Lojza What: Aeroflot Airbus A321-200 en route from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Sochi Where: Sochi When: Mar 7th 2012 Who: 148 passengers Why: The flight was on approach to Sochi when it was struck by lightning. Pilots made a safe landing in... »
Iberia Flight Lightning-struck
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Javier Bravo Muñoz What: Iberia Airbus A319-100 en route from Madrid to Vienna Where: Vienna When: Feb 15th 2012 Why: On approach to Vienna, the plane was struck by lightning. Pilots landed the plane safely and handed off to maintenance where it will be... »
Manchester-bound Airbus Struck by Lightning
What: Easyjet Airbus A320-200 en route from Athens Greece to Manchester Where: Manchester When: Jan 27th 2012 Why: On approach to Manchester, at 1300 feet the plane was struck by lightning, burning the fuselage under the cockpit window. The first approach was aborted due (apparently) to snow on the runway. The plane circled for... »
