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| Date: | xx Sep 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | De Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Melanesiae Ltd |
| Registration: | VQ-FAD |
| MSN: | 5002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tanna Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ran off runway, starboard wing damaged again, as well as the fuselage.
Sources:
https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1964 | VQ-FAD | Air Melanesiae Ltd | Aniwa Island | |
sub | |
| 21 October 1966 | VP-PAD | Air Melanesiae Ltd | 7 | Mount Tukosmera, Tanna Island | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2022 06:43 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 02-Jul-2023 05:16 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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