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| Date: | Monday 8 April 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Turtle Airways |
| Registration: | DQ-REJ |
| MSN: | 1544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Lautoka, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Yasawa Islands |
| Nadi | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane made an emergency landing in a field at Saweni, near Lautoka, after a technical malfunction. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://fijisun.com.fj/2019/04/08/turtle-airways-plane-lands-in-cane-fields/
http://dhc-2.com/id374.htm (photo, when equipped with floats)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2019 11:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Apr-2019 12:04 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 27-Nov-2021 01:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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