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| Date: | Thursday 1 September 1955 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH-114 Heron 1B |
| Owner/operator: | NZ National Airways Corporation |
| Registration: | ZK-AYV |
| MSN: | 14001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rotorua Aerodrome, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rotorua Aerodrome |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Some 150 yards into the takeoff roll the nose wheel hit a soft patch of earth and collapsed. The aircraft slid on its nose for a further 300 yards before coming to a stop. Two crew and twelve passengers uninjured. Aircraft repaired and re-entered service.
Sources:
D. Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 February 1958 | G-APJS | Gulf Aviation | 3 | Mount Scifarello |  |
w/o |
| Navigational error | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2023 20:31 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 23-Feb-2025 03:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 23-Feb-2025 03:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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