| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 27 December 1986 |
| Time: | 13:48 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2B |
| Operator: | Sunflower Airlines |
| Registration: | DQ-FEF |
| MSN: | 14056 |
| First flight: | 1955 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | NE of Nadi International Airport (NAN) ( Fiji)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Savusavu Airport (SVU/NFNS), Fiji |
| Nadi International Airport (NAN/NFFN), Fiji |
At 500 feet on approach to Nadi the right flap jammed at 35° while the left one continued to 60°. The aircraft rolled to 90° bank, struck the ground and cart wheeled short of runway 21.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Unsecured non-standard flap attachment pin migrated upward and lodged in a lightening hole.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 243» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/88 (#24)
Photos
accident date: 27-12-1986
type: de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2B
registration: DQ-FEF
accident date: 27-12-1986
type: de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2B
registration: DQ-FEF
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Savusavu Airport to Nadi International Airport as the crow flies is 227 km (142 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Savusavu Airport to Nadi International Airport as the crow flies is 227 km (142 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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