Serious incident to the ATR72 registered F-ORVO operated by Air Tahiti on 29/09/2025 at Nuku Hiva AD (Frecnh Polynesia)

Responsible entity

France - BEA

Investigation progression Closed

Progress: 100%

The final report has been published (June 2026). A courtesy translation into English will be available soon.

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General information
Local date	29/09/2025
Responsible entity	France - BEA
State or area of occurrence	France - 987 French Polynesia
Location	Nuku Hiva AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
Occurence category	SCF-NP: System/component failure or malfunction [non-powerplant]
File number	BEA2025-0445

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	France - Air Tahiti
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	F-ORVO
State of registry	France
Last departure point	French Polynesia - NTMN (HIX) : Hiva-Oa Atuana, Archipel Des Marquises
Planned destination	French Polynesia - NTMD (NHV) : Nuku Hiva, Archipel Des Marquises
Flight phase	Approach
Serial number	1289
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.