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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Soundsair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-SFA |
| MSN: | 20800051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Koromiko Airfield, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Koromiko Aerodrome, Picton (PCN/NZOK) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Friday 8 September 1995, at approximately 1640 hours, as a Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft ZK-SFA was approaching to land at Picton Aerodrome the pilot saw the nose light of one of a loose formation of four RNZAF Macchi MC 39 aircraft approaching from the opposite direction at a similar height to that of his aircraft. He took evasive action and the nearest Macchi passed approximately 300 metres from the Caravan.
The causal factors included a lack of clear instruction in the NZAIP on VFR position reporting procedures in the vicinity of unattended aerodromes close to Control Zone boundaries and the standard of pre-flight planning including that for diversions from track due to weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1996 | ZK-SFA | Sounds Air | 5 | 18 km NE of Blenheim | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2016 20:03 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2016 21:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 02:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
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