Date: | Thursday 24 May 2012 |
Time: | |
Type: | Canadair CC-144A Challenger 600 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF |
Registration: | 144601 |
MSN: | 1040 |
Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
Engine model: | Lycoming ALF502L-2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Tampa-Mac Dill AFB, FL (MCF) -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Tampa-MacDill AFB, FL (MCF/KMCF) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Canadair CC-144A Challenger 600 jet suffered a birdstrike with a large turkey vulture while on approach to MacDill AFB, FL (MCF).
Temporary repairs were made to the radome and forward bulkhead before it was ferried to Canada on 10 July 2012.
Sources:
Aviation Letter 549
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