# NTSB ENG26WA010: De Havilland DHC3, Lake Rotorua, New Zealand, November 6, 2025

- Type: NTSB occurrence investigation
- Classification: Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 6, 2025, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake Rotorua, New Zealand
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: P&W Flight Safety
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG26WA010
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26WA010

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: ZK-VAS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DE HAVILLAND DHC3
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 35
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: PB & DV Holdings Limited
- Registered owner: PB & DV Holdings Limited

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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