ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236488
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Date: | Wednesday 6 May 2020 |
Time: | 13:00 |
Type: | Saab 340B |
Owner/operator: | Real Tonga Airlines |
Registration: | A3-PUA |
MSN: | 340B-408 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | Lupepau'u Airport, Vava’u -
Tonga
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Vava'u-Lupepau'u Airport (VAV/NFTV) |
Destination airport: | Ha'Apai-Salote Pilolevu Airport (HPA/NFTL) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft reportedly suffered a bird strike causing engine problems on departure from Vava’u on flight R4872. It returned for a safe landing, but appears to have been grounded since.
Sources:
https://matangitonga.to/2020/05/12/-real-tonga-woes https://flightaware.com/live/flight/A3PUA/history/20200506/0009Z/NFTV/NFTV
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
8 December 2023 |
A3-PUA |
Lulutai Airlines |
0 |
Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU/NFTF) |
|
sub |
Hydraulic system problem |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-May-2020 05:43 |
yordenvdw |
Added |
28-May-2020 05:44 |
harro |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
07-Dec-2021 03:40 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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