Date:	Tuesday 9 November 1982
Time:
Type:	Cessna U206F Stationair
Owner/operator:	Floatplane Air Services Ltd
Registration:	ZK-EFD
MSN:	U206-03413
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Lake Tarawera, Rotorua -   New Zealand
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Lake Tarawera
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The float-equipped aircraft crashed into scrub covered hillside shortly after take off, which then started a scrub fire and destroyed the aircraft. Amazingly, all seven occupants survived the crash with minor injuries, and were air lifted out of the crash scene. Pilot B Karl.

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Don Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies, Thermalart Productions.

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
23-May-2018 20:18	Ron Averes	Updated [Operator, Location, ]
24-May-2018 05:48	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
03-Aug-2020 21:50	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ]
04-Aug-2020 08:43	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
25-Sep-2021 13:45	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]
30-Jan-2022 21:18	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]