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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-LTA |
| MSN: | 027 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Te Araroa, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was attempting to take off when it crashed in a paddock some 100 meters from the runway end and flipped over. The pilot was trapped inside the cockpit for about 40 minutes. He was freed by the fire service and airlifted to hospital with moderate injuries. Location Whakaangiangi Road, Te Araroa.
Sources:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3172540/Pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=15139
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/article/?id=15151
Images:
at Napier 2006, engine run
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2009 19:52 | slowkid | Added |
| 16-Dec-2009 19:53 | slowkid | Updated |
| 17-Dec-2009 00:43 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2009 10:48 | slowkid | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2009 15:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Dec-2009 15:49 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 19-Dec-2009 00:45 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 20-Dec-2009 02:39 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 24-Sep-2021 19:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Oct-2021 04:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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