ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190560
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| Date: | Saturday 1 October 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Vanuatu |
| Registration: | YJ-RV10 |
| MSN: | 679 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Walaha Airport (WLH/NVSW) -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Luganville/Espirítu Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON/NVSS) |
| Walaha Airport (WLH/NVSW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Vanuatu flight NF228 suffered a broken elevator cable while on approach to Walaha Airport on Ambae Island, Vanuatu about 20-30 seconds before touchdown. The pilot completed the approach and landed safely.
The cable was installed six months ago.
In August 2007, an Air Moorea DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed during initial climb after takeoff from Moorea, French Polynesia when the elevator control cable broke. All 20 on board died in that accident.
Sources:
http://dailypost.vu/news/aircraft-mishap/article_6b028cd9-b1b6-5d40-9f75-1ebd91509614.html
Air Moorea DHC-6 Flight 1121 accident: https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070809-0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2016 18:35 | harro | Added |
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