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| Date: | Sunday 15 March 2009 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  3I Sky Arrow 450T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-SKA |
| MSN: | 011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Inangahua, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Murchison Airport (NZMR) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was on a cross-country flight fom Westport to Murchison when he advised that he was in trouble. The microlight was observed in a steep descent from which it did not recover before striking the ground. The first person on the scene found the pilot deceased.
Due to fatigue failure of the elevator end fitting the pilot lost pitch control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NZ Herald - Man dies in West Coast plane crash
2. The Press - Pilot named in light plane crash
3. CAA - Aircraft Accidents Registered Between: 10-Mar-2009 and 16-Mar-2009
Images:
at Westport 1997
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2009 23:23 | XLerate | Added |
| 15-Mar-2009 11:33 | slowkid | Updated |
| 16-Mar-2009 22:01 | XLerate | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2009 10:36 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2021 13:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Dec-2024 15:54 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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