Date:	Wednesday 18 August 2010
Time:	13:15
Type:	Boeing 737-3U3
Owner/operator:	Air New Zealand
Registration:	ZK-NGD
MSN:	28732/2966
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -   New Zealand
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	NZWN
Destination airport:	NZAA
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Air New Zealand Flight NZ450 departed for Auckland at 1 pm and reportedly ran into a flock of birds shortly after take off.
It returned to Wellington International Airport with one engine shut down and landed without incident at about 1:30 pm, with emergency vehicles standing by.
The 102 passengers were transferred to another aircraft for their flight to Auckland.

Radio NZ.
http://avherald.com/h?article=42fc7b0a&opt=0
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/737-returns-to-wellington-after-birdstrike-7782410.html

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/8/5/1572585.jpg (photo)

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

8 May 2011

ZK-NGD

Air New Zealand

0

Hamilton Airport, Waikato

min

Auckland International, 15 January 2008

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Aug-2010 23:31	angels one five	Added
18-Aug-2010 09:34	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-Aug-2010 07:00	flyernzl	Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]]
13-Feb-2022 01:51	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, Narrative]