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| Date: | Friday 14 July 1978 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: |  Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Air New Zealand |
| Registration: | ZK-NAA |
| MSN: | 10118 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wellington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft had just commenced descent and was crossing the coast 8 mi west of the airport at 3800 ft in clear air when a brief period of severe turbulence was encountered. Passengers were all strapped in, but a cabin attendant who was not seated was injured when she struck the ceiling in the rear vestibule and then fell to the floor.
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 1985 | YN-BZF | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses | 2 | 260 km W of Kulusuk |  |
w/o |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2024 09:03 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Oct-2024 09:08 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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