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| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 1997 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EHX |
| MSN: | 262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Taihape, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot was conducting a topdressing operation in hilly terrain in fine weather, 8 km west south west of Taihape. He had stopped sowing and commenced a righthand turn. Considerable height was lost in the turn for reasons undetermined. The aircraft impacted with terrain under power in a 60-degree banked, 30-degree nose-down attitude. The aircraft was totally destroyed in the impact and post-crash fire, the pilot receiving fatal injuries. No technical deficiencies were revealed.
Sources:
Accident brief 97/91
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 January 1979 | ZK-EHX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | 0 | Kirikau, King Country | |
unk |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 10 December 1979 | ZK-EHX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | 0 | near Owhango, King Country | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 23:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, ] |
| 23-Apr-2010 02:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-May-2017 14:07 | Kevben | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 21:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 11:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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