ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144740
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 UL Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-JFN |
| MSN: | 6-2262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Head, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZPP |
| NZDA | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Zenair CH 601 UL Zodiac ultralight crashed into a paddock near Fuller Road, South Head, Kaipara, about 90 kilometres northwest of Auckland.
The pilot made a distress call indicating engine failure.
Both occupants were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6675102/Two-die-in-fiery-plane-crash-north-of-Auckland]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6675102/Two-die-in-fiery-plane-crash-north-of-Auckland]
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/?blogid=1328303&blogurl=dargaville-aero-club-link-to-dead-flyer
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/322522/20120402/new-plane-crash-auckland-wellington-accident.htm
Images:
Matamata 1998
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2012 03:34 | flyernzl | Added |
| 01-Apr-2012 03:34 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Apr-2012 04:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 02-Apr-2012 22:24 | turtle | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2022 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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