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| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 2014 |
| Time: | c. 10:40 LT |
| Type: |  Micro Aviation B22 Bantam |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-SDP |
| MSN: | 0133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Tirau, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Private strip |
| Private strip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Microlight Class 2 aircraft, a Micro Aviation B22 Bantam, stalled and impacted terrain while on approach to a private landing strip in a paddock off MacMillan Road north of Tirau in Waikato. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was injured, severity undisclosed.
Sources:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9583581/Plane-crash-traps-pilot
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.news.nom.co/plane-crash-traps-pilot-7669177-news/]
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/ZK-SDP.html
Images:
Tokoroa 17 March 2007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2014 23:22 | Geno | Added |
| 06-Jan-2014 23:42 | Geno | Updated [Country, ] |
| 07-Jan-2014 00:12 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2014 07:26 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 18:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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