ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240510
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 January 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Grumman G-21G Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Sea Bee Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ERX |
| MSN: | 1205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Nui Atoll -
 Tuvalu
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | unknown |
| Nui Atoll | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft hit a coral head while taxying in off the water at Nui Atoll, northwest of Funafuti. Aircraft was beached and the minor damage repaired.
Sea Bee Air had a contract to provide air services within Tuvalu since 1980. ZK-ERX had been in Tuvalu since September 1981.
Sources:
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, Newsletters: 1981 No 6 and 1982 No 3.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2020 19:26 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Jul-2022 05:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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