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| Date: | Wednesday 30 January 2013 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Micro Aviation B22S Bantam |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-MLF |
| MSN: | 97-014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carters Beach, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | WSZ/NZWS |
| WSZ/NZWS | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Bantam B22S was reported overdue at 8 p.m. L/T on Wednesday, 30th January.
The microlight plane was found this morning (31st) at 9:30 a.m. on Carters Beach, near Westport.
Both occupants are reported to be dead.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/126890/fog-may-have-been-factor-in-microlight-crash
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10862575
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/ZK-MLF.html
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=ZK-MLF
Images:
Tauranga 17Feb2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2013 15:55 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Jan-2013 21:27 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2013 02:44 | Geo | Updated |
| 31-Jan-2013 08:22 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 31-Jan-2013 10:10 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 31-Jan-2013 14:09 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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