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| Date: | Wednesday 6 May 2020 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Saab 340B |
| Owner/operator: | Real Tonga Airlines |
| Registration: | A3-PUA |
| MSN: | 340B-408 |
| Engine model: | GE CT7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Vava'u-Lupepau'u Airport (VAV/NFTV) -
 Tonga
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vava'u-Lupepau'u Airport (VAV/NFTV) |
| Ha'Apai-Salote Pilolevu Airport (HPA/NFTL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft reportedly suffered a bird strike causing engine problems on departure from Vava’u on flight R4872. It returned for a safe landing, but appears to have been grounded since.
Sources:
https://matangitonga.to/2020/05/12/-real-tonga-woes
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/A3PUA/history/20200506/0009Z/NFTV/NFTV
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 December 2023 | A3-PUA | Lulutai Airlines | 0 | Nuku'alofa-Fua'Amotu International Airport (TBU/NFTF) | |
sub |
| Hydraulic system problem | ||||||
| 19 August 2025 | VH-VEF | Link Airways | 0 | 21 km NW of Sunshine Coast Airport, QLD (MCY) |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2020 05:43 | yordenvdw | Added |
| 28-May-2020 05:44 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Dec-2021 03:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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