ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62383
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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1972 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Geyserland Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-DBQ |
| MSN: | 1330-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Wellington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engine problems saw the aircraft touch down heavily short of the runway. The port main wheel was ripped off, and the aircraft was badly damaged. Pilot I P Palmer
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1971 | ZK-DBQ | Geyserland Airways Ltd | 0 | Kaitaia Airport, Northland | |
sub |
| 31 October 1977 | ZK-DBQ | Akarana Air Ltd. | 1 | Sea off Wanganui, Whanganui | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-May-2018 20:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-May-2018 06:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2022 20:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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