ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 88118
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1989 |
| Time: | 17:28 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Manawatu Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-EVA |
| MSN: | 38-81A0017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Palmerston North, Manawatu 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North NZPM |
| Palmerston North NZPM | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
This aircraft collided in the air with PA-38-112 ZK-EQM when the pilot attempted to join the latter aircraft in formation.
A student pilot in ZK-EVA received serious injuries which were unsurvivable.
The pilot-in-command was uninjured and was able to make a landing at Palmerston North Airport. He was convicted of manslaughter following the deaths of the 3 other parties.
ZK EQM crashed as the result of damage received in the collision and both occupants were killed.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
TAIC Aircraft Accident Report No.89-063
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 14-Mar-2016 00:25 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2019 11:03 | the Truth | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2019 21:09 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2019 21:14 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Destination airport] |
| 16-Jul-2020 08:53 | KevBen | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Feb-2022 10:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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