| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 23, 1972 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Tanna, Vanuatu |
| Operator: | Air Melanesie |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Lenakel - Port Vila |
| AC Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander |
| Registration: | F-OCRH |
| cn / ln: | 221 |
| Aboard: | 8 (passengers:7 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | After takeoff from Lenakel Airport, en route to Port Vila, the pilot wanted to show cattle to a passenger and decided to reduce his altitude when the twin engine airplane struck trees. Pilot error. |
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