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| Date: | Wednesday 31 March 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EGH |
| MSN: | 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Maungakaramea, Northland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was in cruising flight at 80 knots when the forward fin attachment failed owing to fatigue initiated by corrosion.
The Fletcher began to yaw and roll uncontrollably, but after the fin had rotated almost 180 degrees the pilot was able to gain sufficient control to carry out a forced landing.
Pilot: Murray Hargreaves.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1982, Newsletter 8.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1983 | ZK-EGH | James Aviation Ltd | near Rawene, Northland | |
unk | |
| 1 January 1970 | ZK-EGH | Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 14-Dec-2010 15:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage, ] |
| 23-Dec-2012 14:09 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 20:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Feb-2022 10:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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