Accident de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 2 VQ-FAQ, Friday 30 December 1955
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Date:Friday 30 December 1955
Time:
Type:de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover 2
Owner/operator:Fiji Airways Ltd
Registration: VQ-FAQ
MSN: 5008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Nausori, Viti Levu -   Fiji
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Nausori (NFNA) (07:56)
Destination airport:Nadi (NFFN)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Struck tree while flying through Wainivatumbuso Gorge, near Nausori.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/drover/drover.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
20-Jan-2010 22:24 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
26-Oct-2012 10:46 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Sep-2013 18:02 TB Updated [Source, ]
09-Feb-2014 20:38 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
14-Apr-2014 20:36 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
24-Apr-2014 00:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
09-Jan-2015 14:26 TB Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Dec-2021 03:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Source, ]
26-Mar-2022 15:27 TB Updated [Location, Source, ]
01-Jun-2022 07:23 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Narrative, ]

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