Tahiti AT72 at Nuku Hiva on Sep 29th 2025, flight controls jammed on very short final
Last Update: October 17, 2025 / 14:49:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-807
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The French BEA rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 46 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-807
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVO
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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