Incident Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander ZK-DBQ,
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Date:Sunday 8 August 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AC6L model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander
Owner/operator:Geyserland Airways Ltd
Registration: ZK-DBQ
MSN: 1330-15
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Kaitaia Airport, Northland -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Auckland
Destination airport:Kaitaia
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Aircraft lost starboard wheel and undercarriage collapsed, causing damage to the starboard propellor and engine. Pilot I Palmer and seven passengers uninjured.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 January 1972 ZK-DBQ Geyserland Airways Ltd 0 Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 sub
31 October 1977 ZK-DBQ Akarana Air Ltd. 1 Sea off Wanganui, Whanganui w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
23-May-2018 20:09 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
23-May-2018 22:09 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
01-Feb-2022 02:13 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
08-Feb-2022 20:47 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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