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Date: | Sunday 1 February 2009 |
Time: | c. 17:50 |
Type: | Boeing 737-490 |
Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
Registration: | N792AS |
MSN: | 28887/2903 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Sitka Airport, AK (SIT/PASI) -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Ketchikan International Airport, AK (KTN/PAKT) |
Destination airport: | Sitka Airport, AK (SIT/PASI) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The flight AS67 was struck by a lightning while on approach to Sitka. The airplane landed safely.
The lightning struck the airplane at its nose causing minor damage.
Sources:
https://alaskapublic.org/2009/02/02/alaska-airlines-737-struck-by-lightning/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 November 1999 |
N792AS |
Alaska Airlines |
0 |
Juneau International Airport, AK (JNU/PAJN) |
![](/database/country/flags_15/N.gif) |
non |
Vehicle runway incursion |
10 February 2023 |
TF-BBL |
Bluebird Cargo |
0 |
Near Paris Charles-de-Gaulle AD |
![](/database/country/flags_15/F.gif) |
non |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Feb-2009 10:22 |
Certosino |
Added |
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