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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 2009 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche C |
| Owner/operator: | North Shore Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-NAA |
| MSN: | 30-1785 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Shore Aerodrome, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | North Shore Airfield, Dairy Flat (NZNE) |
| North Shore Airfield, Dairy Flat (NZNE) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student was carrying out a touch-and-go, but after takeoff power was applied, the aircraft started to yaw to the left. The instructor took control but was unable to avoid impact with terrain. A CAA field investigation determined that the left engine had failed to fully develop sufficient power because of a water-contaminated fuel supply.
Sources:
1. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2580193/Occupants-walk-away-from-crashed-plane
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20090712045853/http://tvnz.co.nz:80/national-news/two-escape-injury-after-auckland-plane-crash-2836776
3. http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2009/07/cancellation-pending-piper-pa-30-twin.html
4. https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5853546
5. photo of wreck: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000521124.html
6. http://design-plane.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/cancellation-pending-piper-pa-30-twin.html
Images:
RNZAF Base Ohakea 16Mar2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2009 11:29 | slowkid | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 12:20 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 16-Jul-2009 10:19 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 04-Sep-2009 05:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 12-Apr-2017 22:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 02:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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