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| Date: | Monday 26 September 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 |
| Owner/operator: | Airlines of Western Australia |
| Registration: | VH-FKA |
| MSN: | 11021 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 58 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The passenger door (L1) of the F-28 opened shortly after takeoff. The aircraft burned fuel for about 2 hours and returned to Perth.
Sources:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2113952588877748&id=1580734692199543
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1974 | VH-FKA | MacRobertson Miller Airlines | 0 | Broome Airport (YBRM), Broome, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2018 14:03 | Anon. | Added |
| 12-Apr-2018 14:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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