ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137896
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 2011 |
| Time: | c. 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | South East Air |
| Registration: | ZK-DIV |
| MSN: | 32-7400015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Doughboy Bay, Stewart Island -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Doughboy Bay Beach |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper Cherokee Six failed to take off from the beach at Doughboy Bay. It crashed in two metres of water and sank.
The two occupants were unhurt and swam ashore.
The aircraft's ELT signal was picked up and the Rescue Co-ordination Centre despatched a search plane and helicopter to the scene.
Sources:
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/172891/pair-swim-shore-after-plane-crashes
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5424015/Wind-blamed-for-plane-crash
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/8/4/2/1720248.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1981 | ZK-DIV | R R Edwards | near Kaeo, Northland | |
unk |
Images:
Ardmore 24Apr1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2011 15:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Aug-2011 06:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2011 00:31 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 17-Aug-2011 04:10 | flyernzl | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn]] |
| 17-Aug-2011 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 03:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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