ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265162
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Turtle Airways |
| Registration: | DQ-FDI |
| MSN: | 172-65457 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Suva, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nadi Airport |
| Nausori Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172 crashed into a bay off Suva after hitting telephone wires and power lines. The pilot and three passengers were rescued. Only Cessna 172 in Fiji at this time was DQ-FDI.
Sources:
1. https://www.fijitimes.com/back-in-history-aircraft-crashes-in-bay/
2. Janic Geelen, NZ.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1988 | DQ-FDI | 3 | Near Rabi Island | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2021 07:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Nov-2021 01:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 15-Dec-2021 04:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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