ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62075
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| Date: | Sunday 10 March 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | D B Musson |
| Registration: | ZK-CUV |
| MSN: | 32-673 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Whenuapai AFB, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was being used for parachuting onto Whenuapai Air Force Base. As the first jumper exited the aircraft, through the rear door, his parachute deployed and the cords struck the left side of the stabilator. This caused the stabilator to bend downwards through nearly 90 degrees, making control of the aircraft uncontrollable. The remaining parachutists abandoned the aircraft at which point the centre of gravity moved forward sufficiently thatthe pilot was able to regain sme level of control of the pitch attitude and was then able to nurse the aircraft to an emergency landing with no further damage.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 March 1968 | F-OCFG | Private | Kouaoua |  |
unk | |
| 1 November 1973 | ZK-CUV | D B Musson | Thames Aerodrome, Waikato | |
unk | |
| 30 March 1974 | ZK-CUV | D B Musson | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 16 March 1975 | ZK-CUV | D B Musson | 0 | Dargavillle, Northland | |
unk |
| 11 March 1978 | ZK-CUV | North Shore Aero Club | Helensville, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 19 December 1989 | ZK-CUV | Great Barrier Airlines Ltd | Waitangi Airstrip, Northland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-Dec-2021 01:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
| 16-Jan-2022 04:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jan-2022 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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