ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88053
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 April 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Tonga Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EKX |
| MSN: | 27-7405465 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fua'amotu Airport, Tongatapu -
 Tonga
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fua'amotu International Airport |
| Fua'amotu International Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft was on a flight from Nuku'alofa to Niuatoputapu Island when a warning indicated the nose wheel was not down and locked. The aircraft returned to Fua'amotu Airport, and an emergency landing was attempted. The nose wheel collapsed, a propellor hit the ground and the aircraft overturned. One passenger was killed, four others and the pilot were injured. The aircraft was written off.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Grant Gordon Spence.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical society of New Zealand: Journal Vol 26 No 3, 1983; Register Review No 26, 1983.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 21-May-2018 06:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2021 03:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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