ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46460
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| Date: | Friday 3 January 1997 |
| Time: | 13:57 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310Q |
| Owner/operator: | Roy Aviation Services |
| Registration: | ZK-KIM |
| MSN: | 310Q0825 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Queenstown Airport, Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Queenstown |
| Ardmore | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Friday 3 January 1997, at 1357 hours, Cessna 310Q aeroplane ZK-KIM, on a private flight to Ardmore, was turning after takeoff from Queenstown when it entered a spin or spiral dive which led to a collision with the ground. The pilot and all five passengers were killed. The position of the Remarkables Range, in relation to runway 14, restricted the space available and precluded a normal visual horizon reference for the pilot during the turn. Inadvertent mishandling of the aircraft by the pilot probably resulted from his inexperience and lack of mountain flying skills. Misloading could have adversely affected the handling qualities of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Flight International 3-9 June 1998
Cessna 310Q ZK-KIM, loss of control after take-off, near Queenstown Aerodrome, 3 January 1997
https://www.taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/97-002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 12:02 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 29-Nov-2015 10:29 | JINX | Updated [Cn] |
| 31-Jan-2022 15:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Aug-2023 07:41 | sooty59 | Updated [[Location]] |
| 30-Aug-2023 07:42 | harro | Updated [[[Location]]] |
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