ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236488
Last updated: 28 May 2020
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| Date: | 06-MAY-2020 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Saab 340B |
| Owner/operator: | Real Tonga Airlines |
| Registration: | A3-PUA |
| C/n / msn: | 408 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Vava置 -
 Tonga
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vava'u-Lupepau'u Airport (VAV/NFTV) |
| Ha'Apai-Salote Pilolevu Airport (HPA/NFTL) |
The aircraft reportedly suffered a bird strike causing engine problems on departure from Vava置 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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2020 05:43 | yordenvdw | Added |
| 28-May-2020 05:44 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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