Flugunfall 20 OCT 1957 einer Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar ZK-BMC - Bideford
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Sonntag 20 Oktober 1957
Zeit:07:00
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar
Fluggesellschaft:Fieldair
Kennzeichen: ZK-BMC
Werknummer: 18-2553
Baujahr: 1943
Betriebsstunden:2898
Triebwerk: 2 Wright R-1820-G202A
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Bideford (   Neuseeland)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Landwirtschaft
Flug von:Masterton Airport (MRO/NZMS), Neuseeland
Flug nach:Masterton Airport (MRO/NZMS), Neuseeland
Unfallbericht:
Lodestar ZK-BMC was operating several topdressing sorties in the area of Bideford. On the morning of October 20, the plane departed at 05:15 on the first sortie of the day. The operation proceeded normally, each flight taking 17 to 18 minutes to complete. At 06:40 hours it was apparent that a front was approaching from the south. The pilot decided to carry out one more flight and departed Masterton at 07:00. The aircraft struck a hill 1,350 feet (410 m) amsl, 8 feet below the crest in drizzle and poor visibility.

Probable Cause:

OPINION: "The cause of the accident was an error of judgment on the part of the pilot in electing to continue the flight in the face of deteriorating weather conditions, during which time the aircraft struck the top of the hill, while the pilot was attempting to maintain visual flight under instrument conditions."

Informationsquelle:
» Report of a Civil Aircraft Accident No. 25/3/877: Accident involving Lockheed Lodestar ZK-BMC at Bideford, near Masterton, on 20 October 1957


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