| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZK-WKA |
| Alternate Registration: | WKA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Beech 65 Queen Air |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Beech 65/70/80/88 Queen Air (L-23/U-8) |
| Aircraft Version: | Beech 65-80 Queen Air |
| C/n (msn): | LD-506 |
| Operator Titles: | Port Hutt Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Palmerston NorthMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZPM IATA: PMR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 November 2008 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 721522 |
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The aircraft was retired by Port Hutt Air in October 2004 and stored at Palmerston North, the company ceased trading in August 2005 and the Beech was deregistered in April 2006. In 2010, after years of storage, it was restored to airworthiness and acquired by Chathams Pacific, Tonga's domestic airline, and registered A3-CIA. On 20th April 2014 it carried out a belly landing at Eua-Kaufana Airport, Tonga, after the gear failed to extend, there were no reported injuries and no further information could be found so it is likely that it was scrapped in situ. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 August 2024, and has since been viewed 167 times. |