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| Date: | Monday 7 January 1991 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee D |
| Owner/operator: | Bellview Flight Centre |
| Registration: | ZK-DEG |
| MSN: | 28-7125535 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Grey, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZCH |
| NZCH | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot: Daryl Bruce Palmer. R.I.P.
Mt Grey (933m AMSL), north of Rangiora, Canterbury.
The Piper was being flown from Christchurch by a student pilot on his first solo cross-country flight.
In strong northwest wind conditions near Amberley he lost control of the aircraft and crashed.
Sources:
TAIC Report No. 91-002
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 March 1974 | ZK-DEG | Canterbury Aero Club | Christchurch Airport, Canterbury | |
unk | |
| 11 August 1984 | ZK-DEG | J F D Peach | Greta Valley, Canterbury | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2009 08:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Feb-2009 12:22 | angels one five | Updated |
| 22-May-2009 02:36 | XLerate | Updated |
| 14-Mar-2016 06:28 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Aug-2020 21:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Aug-2020 19:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, ] |
| 30-Jan-2022 04:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-Jan-2022 06:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 01-Feb-2022 03:37 | Ron Averes | Updated |
| 02-Feb-2022 03:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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