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

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An Air Tahiti Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-ORVO performing flight VT-807 from Hiva-Oa [NTMN, HIX] to Nuku Hiva (French Polynesia), was on short final to Nuku Hiva's runway 06 descending through about 70 feet AGL when the c...

An Air Tahiti Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-ORVO performing flight VT-807 from Hiva-Oa [NTMN, HIX] to Nuku Hiva (French Polynesia), was on short final to Nuku Hiva's runway 06 descending through about 70 feet AGL when the c

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Tahiti

Flight number
FL-342

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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