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Eagle Airways Beech Diverts to Gisborne


What: Air New Zealand/Eagle Airways Beech 1900D from Gisborne to Auckland New Zealand
Where: Gisborne
When: May 8th 2011
Who: 9 passengers
Why: Ten minutes into the flight, while flying over Opotiki, the pilots shut down an engine because of readings they were getting; and they announced to passengers they were going to make an emergency landing.

The pilots then returned to the airport. Everyone aboard clapped when the nineteen seat plane landed safely.

The engine of the Eagle Airways Beech was examined and no problems were found.

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