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| Date: | Saturday 28 December 2002 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30DM |
| MSN: | 1320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glendhu Bay, Wanaka -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft suffered an engine failure while in the cruise, but the pilot was able to carry out a forced landing onto a disused airfield. However, during the landing roll the aircraft ran through some soft ground and overturned.
Sources:
CAA NZ 02/3748
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 2007 | ZK-JRX | Queenstown, Otago | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 17 December 2018 | ZK-JRX | private | 2 | Raglan Harbour, Waikato | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2025 13:15 | ASN | Added |
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