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| Date: | Wednesday 7 January 2015 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace 750XL |
| Owner/operator: | Skydive Taupo Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-SDT |
| MSN: | 122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Taupo, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Taupo Airport NZAP |
| Taupo Airport NZAP | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An engine problem is reported to have occurred during the climb (at ~5000ft) over Lake Taupo. All on 13 board (six tandem 'units' plus the pilot) made an emergency bale out. The wreckage is submerged in the lake in Rotongaio Bay.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11383082
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/skydive-chief-hails-heroic-crew-after-plane-plunges-into-lake-taupo-6215581
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64724765/plane-crashes-into-lake-taupo
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg3_new.asp?Mark=SDT&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-30706236
https://www.backcountrypilot.org/forum/odd-aussi-aircraft-13241
Images:
Taupo 14Jan2011
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2015 00:42 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Jan-2015 01:05 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 01:09 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 02:37 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 04:28 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 07:32 | flyernzl | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 08:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2015 18:58 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-Jan-2015 12:45 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 20-Jan-2015 20:00 | wf | Updated [Location, ] |
| 19-May-2018 02:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 19-Feb-2022 01:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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