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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 2023 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia, opb Alliance Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-FGB |
| MSN: | 11446 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tay 650-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 10 miles from Adelaide Airport -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE/YBBN) |
| Adelaide Airport, SA (ADL/YPAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Virgin Australia flight VA1400, a Fokker 100, descended below the lowest safe altitude during approach to ADL.
Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2023-041
AO-2023-041
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2023 06:56 | aus | Added |
| 18-Oct-2023 06:59 | harro | Updated |
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