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| Date: | Thursday 29 September 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | S.P.Aviation |
| Registration: | VH-TNZ |
| MSN: | 31T-7920064 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Moorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria (YMMB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex- N2374T, N23477, and N9743N (US Registry). To Australia as VH-TNZ 30 October 1980. Written off 29 September 1988 at Moorabbin Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, no further details. According to news sources, the aircraft was destroyed in an explosion caused by sabotage whilst parked. Motive unknown.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain: Colin M. Smith, Piper Aircraft
2. http://www.austairdata.com.au/component/rsdirectory/entry/view/34206-vh-tnz-1#rsdir-gallery
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2013 08:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 25-Jun-2013 08:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2015 08:11 | paulm7010 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Sep-2017 14:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jun-2022 03:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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