Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Dienstag 26 März 1968 |
Zeit: | 08:05 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed 18-56-23 Lodestar |
Fluggesellschaft: | Airland (NZ) |
Kennzeichen: | ZK-CMX |
Werknummer: | 18-2595 |
Baujahr: | 1943 |
Betriebsstunden: | 7364 |
Triebwerk: | 2 Wright R-1820 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 1 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Waewaepa Range ( Neuseeland)
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Flugphase: | Manövrieren (MNV) |
Betriebsart: | Landwirtschaft |
Flug von: | Oringi Airport, Neuseeland |
Flug nach: | Oringi Airport, Neuseeland |
Unfallbericht:The aircraft was engaged in an operation involving the aerial sowing of bulk fertiliser. The Lodestar had made a straight sowing run after which it was seen to cross a ridge. It turned slightly to starboard and followed the line of the ridge before entering a comparatively steep left-hand turn apparently initiated to bring it back toward a suitable position from which another sowing run could be started. When about two-thirds of the turn had been completed, the aircraft was seen to flick suddenly into a left-hand spin which continued very rapidly for one and a half to two and a half turns until the aircraft impacted on bush-clad terrain near the top of the ridge it had formerly crossed, exploded, disintegrated and burned.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident resulted from irretrievable loss of control occasioned by the unintentional incurrence of a stall and spin in conditions of turbulence and at a height which did not permit recovery before the aircraft struck the ground."
Informationsquelle:
» Aircraft Accident Report No. 1837 Lockheed 18-56 LODESTAR ZK-CMX Waewaepa Range 26 March 1968
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.