ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165877
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 2014 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B80 Queen Air |
| Owner/operator: | Real Tonga Airlines |
| Registration: | A3-CIA |
| MSN: | LD-506 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kaufana Airport, 'Eua -
 Tonga
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nuku'alofa-Fua'Amotu International Airport (TBU/NFTF) |
| Eua-Kaufana Airport (EUA/NFTE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane carried out a belly landing at Eua Airport after the gear failed to extend. There were no reported injuries.
Sources:
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/pilot-crash-lands-plane-in-tonga-5944929
http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=57814906753607896ca55768c6ce8f
https://matangitonga.to/2014/04/30/plane-crash-lands-eua
https://matangitonga.to/2014/04/30/thank-god-we-are-saved
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/A3-CIA.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 07:00 | Útila | Added |
| 30-Apr-2014 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2014 17:04 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2021 03:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Nov-2022 20:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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