Nelson DH8C near Tauranga on Apr 1st 2017, pilot incapacitated
Last Update: April 1, 2017 / 23:49:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8807
Departure
Tauranga, New Zealand
Destination
Christchurch, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEK
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 8 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Nelson
Flight number
NZ-8807
Departure
Tauranga, New Zealand
Destination
Christchurch, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-NEK
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (300)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8C
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