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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Devon |
| Owner/operator: | 42 Sqn RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1820 |
| MSN: | 04411 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Suffered brake failure while taxiing. Pilot retracted undercarriage to avoid hitting hangar. Fuselage was cracked as result.
Sources:
1. adf-serials
2. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 4.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 12-Mar-2010 11:55 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Damage, ] |
| 12-Mar-2010 12:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2010 13:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Mar-2012 10:29 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 25-May-2018 01:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Sep-2020 22:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Jan-2022 09:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 04:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-May-2023 13:50 | TB | Updated |
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