Accident Cessna 402B Businessliner ZK-EHT,
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Date:Friday 4 October 1985
Time:12:23
Type:Silhouette image of generic C402 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 402B Businessliner
Owner/operator:Air Albatross
Registration: ZK-EHT
MSN: 402B-0340
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Arrowsmith Point, Marlborough -   New Zealand
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Nelson
Destination airport:Wellington
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Struck high tension cables and crashed in the water near Arrowsmith Point, Tory Channel, Marlborough Sounds. Was on a flight from Nelson to Wellington.

Sources:

1. Powerlines still deadly, New Zealand Herald. 28 September 2008
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 179-182. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
3. Aircraft Accident Report No. 85-084

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
26-Nov-2008 07:53 angels one five Updated
07-Jun-2009 02:38 XLerate Updated
18-May-2018 04:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
25-May-2018 01:50 Ron Averes Updated [Cn]
25-Sep-2021 02:42 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative]
25-Jan-2022 06:57 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]
20-Feb-2022 07:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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