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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 2000 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | NZ Vintage Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AUX |
| MSN: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mangatawhiri, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mangatawhiri |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The overloaded 90-hp Auster landed at an airstrip still under construction. During the subsequent takeoff the pilot endeavoured to turn away from rising terrain but collided with a hill at the end of the airstrip. The overloaded aircraft, combined withthe lack of take off distance from the partially completed airstrip, were contributory factors in this accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/auster.html
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZZZ/ZK-AUX.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1956 | ZK-AUX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | Waiouru, Whanganui | |
sub | |
| 24 October 1956 | ZK-AUX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | Rongotai Airport, Wellington 1 | |
sub | |
| 29 November 1970 | ZK-AUX | P L Holthouse | Greville Strip, Gladstone, Wairarapa | |
unk | |
| 9 February 1975 | ZK-AUX | P L Holthouse | 0 | Makara, Wellington 1 | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Jun-2010 03:26 | flyernzl | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, ] |
| 05-Jan-2013 00:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2018 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 20:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 14:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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