ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46410
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| Date: | Friday 19 March 2004 |
| Time: | 10:16 |
| Type: |  Potez/Fouga CM170 Magister |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-FGA |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kaiaua, Waikato -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZAR |
| NZAR | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot and crewmember were conducting a flight in preparation for an air display routine at an air show when the aircraft was seen by numerous witnesses to climb and enter cloud. A short time later, the aircraft was observed to exit cloud in a steep spiralling dive that continued until the aircraft struck the sea. Both occupants were killed on impact.
The pilot had little or no experience performing aerobatic manoeuvres at low level in jet aircraft.
During an aerobatic manoeuvre the aircraft was inadvertently flown into cloud and exited in an erect spin that was probably non-recoverable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-FGA_Fatal_19Mar2004.pdf
Images:
Whenuapai AFB, March 2001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jul-2009 23:20 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 16-Aug-2014 13:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2022 14:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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