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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-954 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-EUG |
| MSN: | 284 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rongoio Station, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft collided with terrain while topdressing and a fire ensued. The TAIC investigation identified in-flight incapacitation of the pilot as the probable cause. Location is 18 nm North of Wairoa.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TAIC Investigation 95-018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2009 17:51 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 08:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Dec-2010 16:56 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 05-Feb-2022 17:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 00:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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