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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1980 |
| Time: | 17:03 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | A Johnston & I Royds |
| Registration: | ZK-BLL |
| MSN: | 32028 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Flemington, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Private property |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on a private flight. The weather was fine and calm.
For no apparent valid reason the aircraft was being flown below the minimum safe height of 500 feet AGL, as prescribed in the Civil Aviation Regulations.
The Cessna was seen to approach a set of 11,000 volt power lines.
It pulled up into a steep climbing turn during which control was lost.
The aircraft rolled inverted and began to dive. The left wing struck the conductor wires and the plane cartwheeled into the ground near Bells Rd sub-station.
The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. Fire did not break out.
All 3 occupants were severely injured and one of them, a passenger, died some hours later.
Sources:
1. Aircraft Accident Report No.80-064.
2. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 5.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1965 | ZK-BLL | Eyre Creek, Southland | |
unk | ||
| 30 November 1975 | ZK-BLL | A Johnston & I Royds | Banks Peninsula, Canterbury | |
unk | |
| 5 May 1980 | ZK-BLL | A Johnston & I Royds | near Ashburton, Canterbury | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2011 23:29 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jul-2013 17:38 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2014 15:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Dec-2014 09:47 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Oct-2021 09:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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