ANZ AT72 near Auckland on Nov 25th 2020, lightning strike
Last Update: November 25, 2020 / 10:50:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-5814
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Hamilton, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVF
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passenger were rebooked onto another flight from Auckland to Hamilton.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Auckland about 13 hours after landing.
A thunderstorm warning was in effect at the time for the area around Taupo, Rotorua to Whakatane with the weather front moving over the west coast from west to east.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Lightning strike
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-5814
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Hamilton, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVF
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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