ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63214
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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1962 |
| Time: | c. 0950 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Rangitikei Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BJA |
| MSN: | 31207 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Siberia Station, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot Douglas Hugh Forlong (26).
R.I.P.
Location: 25 miles west of Taihape, near Papanui Junction.
The aircraft had just taken off for the sowing area and was seen approaching a ridge.
It became obvious that the Cessna would not clear the rising ground ahead.
The pilot initiated the jettisoning of the hopper contents and turned to the left to remain clear of the terrain. The aircraft then struck the face of an adjoining slope with its port wing and cartwheeled into the ground. The plane was totally wrecked and the pilot was killed instantly.
A small fire broke out at the engine, but burned itself out as the fuel in a severed line was consumed.
At the commencement of the day's flying the weather had been calm with the air smooth.
By about 0930 however, flight conditions were deteriorating with the wind becoming variable and with some turbulence.
The pilot had told his loader driver that they may have to cease operations soon.
The investigators found :
The aircraft was not overloaded.
No structural defect or failure or malfunction of controls had occurred.
The engine was delivering full power at the time of impact.
On approaching the saddle on the final flight the pilot encountered conditions of wind and turbulence of a more serious nature than he had found on previous flights that morning and was obliged to turn away.
The turn was made too late to avoid collision with the terrain.
"36. The accident was caused by the necessity for the pilot to make a turn in a position which made it inevitable that the aircraft would strike the ground. "
Air Accident Report No. 25/3/1232.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1955 | ZK-BJA | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | Taumarunui, King Country | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 22:39 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Jun-2011 22:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2013 22:10 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2022 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Feb-2022 21:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2022 02:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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