ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26201
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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 1970 |
| Time: | c. 7:44 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Mount Cook Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BAY |
| MSN: | 1362 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Browns Island, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Mechanics Bay |
| Mechanics Bay | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Roger Poole was taking a TV news crew of three to film a burning 8.5m launch near Browns Island. After circling the launch and landing nearby, the floatplane took off and circled to the right at low level. It straighten out as if to return to base at Mechanics Bay, but then banked steeply to the right, the turn becoming near vertical. The nose dropped and it crashed into the sea, killing all four aboard.
The investigation found the float near the wingtip could obscure filming, but for a better camera angle the aircraft could be flown with the right rudder to skid around the nose, with opposite aileron to counteract any rolling effect. The pilots view to the right was obstructed by the camera operator, he was flying into the early morning sun, and the artificial horizon was switched off and locked, all of which prevented him realising the dangerous angle until too late.
Sources:
1. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 197-198. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
2. Aircraft Accident Report No. 2185
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Nov-2008 00:34 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Jun-2009 22:47 | XLerate | Updated |
| 14-Jan-2011 05:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 27-Dec-2017 08:02 | murray pope | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2020 04:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2020 07:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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