ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151081
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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 2012 |
| Time: | 13:24 LT |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24A-954 |
| Owner/operator: | Super Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EMX |
| MSN: | 278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waikite Valley, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot was conducting a solo flight after receiving dual instruction from an E Cat.
The aircraft was observed to pitch up, bank to the right, and enter a spin, impacting the ground in a small gully.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/15585557/pilot-killed-in-light-plane-crash/
http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/one-dead-in-waikite-valley-plane-crash/1652956/
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/shock-after-rotorua-pilot-death/1653630/
NZCAA Weekly Accident Report w/e 10Dec2012
Images:
Hamilton 25Oct2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2012 01:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Dec-2012 09:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2012 01:56 | Geo | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2012 03:35 | Nieuportt | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 11-Dec-2012 00:35 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2013 16:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 20:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Feb-2022 21:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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