Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 January 1985
Aircraft Type: GAF Nomad N.22B
Owner/operator: Barrier Reef Airways
Registration Number: VH-BFH
Location: Brisbane International Airport, QLD (BNE) –
ÿ Australia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Boeing 737-100 aircraftBoeing 737-100 aircraft
Category: Other

Sunstate Airlines experienced significant damage to a Boeing 737-100 aircraft due to hail. The aircraft was subsequently utilized as spares and subsequently broken up in January 1986.Sunstate Airlines experienced significant damage to a Boeing 737-100 aircraft due to hail. The aircraft was subsequently utilized as spares and subsequently broken up in January 1986.
Description
Damaged beyond repair by hail. Sunstate Airlines later used the remains for spares and the Nomad was broken up January 1986.
Primary Cause
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