Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 14 JAN 1981 |
| Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter 31E |
| Operator: | SAFE Air |
| Registration: | ZK-CAM |
| C/n / msn: | 13155 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 734 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE) (New Zealand) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Blenheim-Woodbourne Airport (BHE/NZWB), New Zealand |
Right main gear collapsed at the end of the landing roll.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Fatigue crack in landing gear centre fitting.
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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.
