Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 27 MAR 1965 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-188C Electra |
| Operator: | Tasman Empire Airways Ltd. - TEAL |
| Registration: | ZK-TEC |
| C/n / msn: | 2011 |
| First flight: | 1959 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Whenuapai Airport (New Zealand) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Whenuapai Airport (NZWP), New Zealand |
| Whenuapai Airport (NZWP), New Zealand |
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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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Whenuapai Airport to Whenuapai Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Whenuapai Airport to Whenuapai Airport as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
