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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 2010 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: | Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Air Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RNZAF |
| Registration: | NZ1990 |
| MSN: | 205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Raumai, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ohakea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At about 0815 emergency services were advised of a plane crash at Raumai.
Responding to the scene of the crash they found the wrecked Airtrainer with its pilot, the only occupant, dead.
Squadron-Leader Nicholas Cree of the Red Checkers R.I.P.
Analysis of the plane's Fatigue Data Recorder shows that S/L Cree was performing a manoeuvre called the 'fishtail pass' at 58 knots when control was lost and the aircraft crashed from about 180 feet.
Sources:
News bulletin.
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3229436/Air-Force-plane-crashes-one-dead]
http://web.archive.org/web/20111020071944/http://www.stuff.co.nz:80/dominion-post/news/5810239/Fatal-flaw-to-stunt-pilots-move
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/air-accidents/news/article.cfm?c_id=665&objectid=10760026
Images:
RNZAF Base Ohakea 16 March 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2010 12:45 | angels one five | Added |
| 13-Jan-2010 12:49 | angels one five | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Jan-2010 12:57 | angels one five | Updated [Date, ] |
| 15-Jan-2010 13:32 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2010 19:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2010 22:47 | flyernzl | Updated [Source, ] |
| 18-Oct-2011 10:53 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2011 15:52 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jan-2013 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2014 00:04 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Mar-2015 20:20 | Unites | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 01-Jun-2018 01:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Feb-2022 08:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Feb-2022 22:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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