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| Date: | Tuesday 3 January 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Air Taxi Vanuatu |
| Registration: | YJ-TAN |
| MSN: | 20700161 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Emae Airport (EAE/NVSE), Siwo, Emae Island -
 Vanuatu
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Emae Airport (EAE/NVSE) |
| Port Vila-Bauerfield Airport (VLI/NVVV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Taxi Vanuatu Cessna 207 Skywagon failed to take off at Emae Airport (EAE/NVSE), Siwo, Emae Island, and crashed into some bushes.
The pilot and five passengers remained unharmed and the aircraft received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/pilot-passengers-in-air-taxi-aircraft-incident-safe/article_92fa07c5-c0c4-505a-9112-e6e411db8e2e.html
https://img.onespotter.com/v/ZBzzqZ/VZkzNY/1307mRXZVaWwX9jYGqg.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex ZK-DEW, VH-UBQ, N1561U Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 September 2009 | ZK-DEW | Milford Sound Scenic Flights Ltd | 0 | Queenstown Airport, Otago |  |
non |
Location
Media:
YJ-TAN Emae Vanuatu pic.twitter.com/kiZxv3lFZt
— FSX Aviation (@FSXAviation3) January 5, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2023 19:39 | RobertMB | Updated |
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