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| Date: | Monday 19 February 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Air Chathams |
| Registration: | ZK-CID |
| MSN: | AC-692B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Inia William Tuuta Memorial Airport, Chatham Island -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 19 February 2024, a group of Chatham Island residents damaged an Air Chathams Metro III commuter aircraft. The group had been drinking together and decided to head to Chatham Islands / Tuuta Airport. They destroyed a gate and entered the airport by car.
The three then drove down the runway, destroying three lights in the process. The group then drove up to the parked Air Chathams aircraft and climbed up on the the wings of the aircraft. The driver of the vehicle attempted to drive under the wing of the aircraft, but collided with the wing of the aircraft, causing minor damage.The group then left the airport, damaging another light in the process.
The aircraft was able to be repaired on site and was later flown to Wellington (NZWN), and further onward to Auckland (NZAA). These two flights were the last sectors for ZK-CID before retirement.
Sources:
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350343404/drunken-hoon-chathams-airport-causes-90k-damage
https://archive.ph/kNcqF
https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2024/06/and-now-zk-cid-goes.html
https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-final-chapter-of-zk-cid.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 March 2009 | ZK-NSS | New Zealand Community Trust - Life Flight NZ | 0 | New Plymouth Airport, Taranaki | |
min |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2024 13:56 | Anon. | Added |
| 16-Jul-2024 13:59 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2024 00:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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