Incident Grumman G-44A Widgeon ZK-CFA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87820
 
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Date:Monday 22 October 1984
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic G44 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-44A Widgeon
Owner/operator:Sea Bee Air Ltd
Registration: ZK-CFA
MSN: 1439
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Whangaparapara Harbour, Great Barrier Island -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Aircraft collided with water on takeoff due to downdraught

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Accident brief 84-105

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 February 1972 ZK-CFA Mount Cook Air Services Ltd 0 Catherine Bay, Great Barrier Island min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Jan-2011 14:00 ASN archive
16-Jan-2011 15:40 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Damage]
17-Jan-2011 13:19 TB Updated [Operator]
24-Jul-2020 03:40 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
25-Aug-2020 10:33 KevBen Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Aug-2020 10:33 harro Updated [Narrative]

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