An EL AL Dreamliner crashed in Las Vegas, hit a power pole and damaged the wing

Posted on Dec 14, 2019 by Ifi Reporter

An EL AL plane crashed in Las Vegas and was hit on the wing. The accident happened when the Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 "Beer Sheva" was towed to the parking lot, after landing in Las Vegas on a flight from Tel Aviv. The plane was empty of passengers and crew.
When towing, the wing hit a power pole. Damage to the aircraft wing and El Al had to cancel the return flight from Las Vegas scheduled to take off for Tel Aviv this evening. It is estimated that the aircraft will sit for about a week until the wing injury is repaired and then able to return to activity in the aircraft fleet.
El Al reports that "El Al flight from Las Vegas to Tel Aviv has been canceled due to the usability of the aircraft, after it was hit on the wing while towing without passengers to a parking position.


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