Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered 9K-CAK and operated by Jazeera Airways on 27/08/2017 near Kuwait City AD [Investigation led by CAA / Kuwait]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Kuwati authorities:

Aircraft collided with Airforce Radar Balloon cable at 5000 ft.

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General information
Local date	27/08/2017
Responsible entity	Kuwait - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Kuwait
Location	Vers AD Koweït
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0544

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Kuwait - Jazeera Airways
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	9K-CAK
State of registry	Kuwait
Last departure point	Saudi Arabia - OERK (RUH): Riyadh/King Khalid Intl
Planned destination	Kuwait - OKBK (KWI): Kuwait/Intl
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	4162
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.