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Lion Air: new accident for a carrier plane

A B-737/900 collided with a pole during taxiing -VIDEO

New incident for a plane of the Lion Air carrier, but fortunately without any loss of life. After the B-737 MAX 8 crashed on October 29 shortly after take-off killing 189 people on board, in this case a B-737/900ER -with PK-LGY registration- collided on the ground with a pole at the Bengkulu Airport during taxiing in the apron. The impact caused a minor damage but the winglet of the left wing was almost...

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Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Indonesia, 11/08/2018 10:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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