ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76378
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| Date: | 18-AUG-2010 |
| Time: | c. 1:15 pm. |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3U3 |
| Owner/operator: | Air New Zealand |
| Registration: | ZK-NGD |
| MSN: | 28732/2966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 102 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | NZWN |
| NZAA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air New Zealand Flight NZ450 departed for Auckland at 1 pm and reportedly ran into a flock of birds shortly after take off.
It returned to Wellington International Airport with one engine shut down and landed without incident at about 1:30 pm, with emergency vehicles standing by.
The 102 passengers were transferred to another aircraft for their flight to Auckland.
Sources:
Radio NZ.
http://avherald.com/h?article=42fc7b0a&opt=0
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/737-returns-to-wellington-after-birdstrike-7782410.html
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/8/5/1572585.jpg (photo)
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 May 2011 | ZK-NGD | Air New Zealand | 0 | Hamilton Airport, Waikato | |
min |
Images:
Auckland International, 15 January 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2010 23:31 | angels one five | Added |
| 18-Aug-2010 09:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2010 07:00 | flyernzl | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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