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| Date: | Tuesday 11 December 1990 |
| Time: | 08:35 |
| Type: |  CPC Fletcher FU-24-950M |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-BIX |
| MSN: | 50 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waimangu, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Rotomahana Block Airstrip |
| Rotomahana Block Airstrip | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff the right wing passed through a dense thistle hedge, the thistles jammed and deflected the ailerons, causing the aircraft to roll uncontrollably to the right. The aircraft came to rest at the bottom of a steep ravine.
A strip inspection of the engine revealed the total blockage of the number eight injector by a grain of sand. This would have caused a significant reduction in the power output of the engine, consequently the aircraft sank back just after becoming airborne and the right wingtip brushed the hedge of tall thistles.
The investigation found that the grit probably entered the fuel system when the fuel control unit was removed for calibration, but the possibility of it getting past the fuel filters could not be discounted.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 90-011T
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 November 1983 | ZK-BIX | James Aviation Ltd | Wharenui Station, Rotorua | |
unk | |
| 25 November 1987 | ZK-BIX | Ray Air (Rotorua) Ltd | Whakamaru, Waikato | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2009 23:36 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 23:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, ] |
| 23-Apr-2010 02:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Mar-2016 02:08 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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