ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71740
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| Date: | Friday 21 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Melanesiae Ltd |
| Registration: | VP-PAD |
| MSN: | 5002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Tukosmera, Tanna Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tanna (TAH/NVVW) |
| Futuna (FTA/NVVF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in gorge.
Sources:
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C13400605
http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1964 | VQ-FAD | Air Melanesiae Ltd | Aniwa Island | |
sub | |
| 1 January 1970 | VQ-FAD | Air Melanesiae Ltd | 0 | Tanna Island | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 11:58 | TB50 | Added |
| 21-Jan-2010 21:27 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2012 10:50 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2012 11:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2014 21:00 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 24-Apr-2014 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2015 19:08 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2020 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2021 06:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Jul-2023 05:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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