ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61175
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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Ardmore Flying School Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-DEZ |
| MSN: | 28-23891 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mamaku Plateau, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton |
| Rotorua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft crashed into Mount Hiwiroa, Mamaku Plateau, to the north of State Highway 5.
Pilot Christopher Patel killed.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Newsletter 1980 No 5.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 February 1975 | ZK-DEZ | Sayers Distributers Ltd | Pukekohe, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 13 April 1980 | ZK-DEZ | Ardmore Flying School Ltd | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-May-2018 23:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 04:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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