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AVIATION SAFETY NETWORK
| Date: | 11-APR-2011 |
| Time: | 20:15 EDT |
| Type: | Airbus A380-861 |
| Operator: | Air France |
| Registration: | F-HPJD |
| C/n / msn: | 049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 520 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | New York-JFK, NY - United States of America |
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | JFK |
| Destination airport: | CDG |
Narrative:
Taxiing away from the gate for take off, the port wing of AF007 clipped the tail of a stationary Comair/Delta Connection CRJ700, spinning it through about 45 degrees. Both planes taken out of service. No injuries reported.
Sources:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/12/355436/video-air-france-a380-hits-crj-while-taxiing-at-jfk.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/12/nyregion/12planes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11/new.york.plane.incident/index.html?hpt=T2
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/12/uk-airfrance-incident-idUSLNE73B03U20110412
