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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F |
| Owner/operator: | Affretair |
| Registration: | Z-WZL |
| MSN: | 45975/369 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Harare Airport (HRE/FVRG) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Nosegear collapsed during landing.
The NLG cilinder had fractured due to corrosion.
Sources:
Scramble 163
https://hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1992.html#06.12.1992
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1983 | N8085U | United Airlines | 0 | Minneapolis, MN |  |
min |
Images:
Photo: Noord-Hollands Archief, collectie Fotopersbureau De Boer,
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 08:53 | harro | Added |
| 26-Oct-2025 06:29 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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