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| Date: | Monday 1 May 2000 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  AESL Airtourer 115 |
| Owner/operator: | Kaitaia Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-DDP |
| MSN: | 568 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kaitaia, Northland -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aeroplane was on a private flight in the vicinity of Kaitaia. In the last few seconds of the flight the aeroplane was seen in a vertical climb, which was followed by a manoeuvre resembling a stall turn to the right, and an almost vertical dive towards the ground. The height at which this manoeuvre occurred precluded recovery before the aeroplane struck the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NZ Herald - Plane flying very low: witness
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 1975 | ZK-DDP | Airline Flying Club | Auckland | |
unk | |
| 25 February 1976 | ZK-DDP | Airline Flying Club | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 19 April 1977 | ZK-DDP | Airline Flying Club | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk |
Images:
Ardmore 1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Mar-2009 00:44 | XLerate | Updated |
| 28-Jun-2010 03:34 | flyernzl | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 02:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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