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Date: | Saturday 27 March 1965 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed L-188C Electra |
Owner/operator: | Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. - TEAL |
Registration: | ZK-TEC |
MSN: | 2011 |
Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Whenuapai Airport -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Whenuapai Airport (NZWP) |
Destination airport: | Whenuapai Airport (NZWP) |
Narrative:The Electra, named "Akaroa", landed heavily following a flight idle approach to Whenuapai. One of the main gear legs failed and the aircraft caught fire.
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photo (c) Tim Barns-Graham; Whenuapai Airport (NZWP); 27 March 1965
photo (c) Tim Barns-Graham; Whenuapai Airport (NZWP); 27 March 1965
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