Accident Vickers 807 Viscount ZK-BRD, Wednesday 12 November 1958
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Date:Wednesday 12 November 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers 807 Viscount
Owner/operator:New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC)
Registration: ZK-BRD
MSN: 281
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 65
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial, repaired
Category:Accident
Location:Auckland-Whenuapai Airport -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Auckland-Whenuapai Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The F/O (Who was the pilot flying) accidentally raised the gear instead of the flaps. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

Sources:

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/413040/ZK-BRD
http://www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount281History.aspx
WAAS

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

23 November 1988 G-BBVH Gibraltar Airways 0 Tangier Airport (TNG) w/o
Runway excursion

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Oct-2024 06:13 Justanormalperson Added
03-Oct-2024 06:18 ASN Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, ]

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