ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64296
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1979 |
| Time: | 07:46 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185D Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Taupo Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CHS |
| MSN: | 185-0793 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rangipo, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZPM |
| NZAP | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed on SH 1, along a section known as the Desert Road, 11km south of Rangipo, in bad weather while flying from Palmerston North to Taupo VFR.
The pilot was flying at a very low altitude in an attempt to follow the highway in foggy conditions with light rain and drizzle, the vis. reducing at times to 50 meters.
The aircraft struck a bank beside the road with its right wing tip and crashed.
The pilot was thrown clear of the cockpit and lived for a few minutes before succumbing to his injuries.
The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.
Philip Anthony Queenan, Catherine Elaine Queenan, Nicholas Paul Queenan, Simon Andrew Queenan, Jennifer Ann Holtham and Christopher John Prestage.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Air Accident Report No. 79-048.
3. AHSNZ, 1979, Newletter 3.
Images:
Taupo Airport 1968 Laurie Downes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 16:26 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Jun-2009 17:49 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2009 23:33 | Anon. | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2011 02:40 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2013 11:04 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2018 23:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 00:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location] |
| 12-Feb-2022 02:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Feb-2022 18:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Feb-2022 23:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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