ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163380
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Sunday 19 January 2014 |
Time: | 12:05 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-236 Dakota |
Owner/operator: | Drake Aviation; operated by Canterbury Gliding Club |
Registration: | ZK-FMT |
MSN: | 28-7911197 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Springfield Airfield, Canterbury -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
Departure airport: | NZSF |
Destination airport: | NZSF |
Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Shortly after release of the glider, the glider-tow aircraft impacted trees and terrain near the Springfield Aerodrome (NZSF), in the Selwyn district of Canterbury, and was consumed by a post-impact fire. The sole pilot onboard the airplane received fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
|
| |
Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
|
Sources:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pilot-dies-in-fiery-plane-crash-north-canterbury-5803176 http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/light-plane-crash-in-canterbury-2014011913 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9626399/Plane-crashes-in-Canterbury-police]
http://www.glidingcanterbury.org.nz http://www.glidingcanterbury.org.nz/media/2594/springfield-aerodrome.jpg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 September 1979 |
9M-GBS |
Royal Selangor Flying Club |
0 |
Johore Baham Polo Ground airstrip |
|
sub |
18 May 1988 |
ZK-FMT |
|
|
Christchurch Airport, Canterbury |
|
unk |
Images:
Wanaka 2004
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Jan-2014 02:47 |
Geno |
Added |
19-Jan-2014 09:08 |
angels one five |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
19-Jan-2014 16:19 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location] |
20-Jan-2014 20:06 |
flyernzl |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Photo, ] |
08-Aug-2020 03:50 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
01-Feb-2022 04:48 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
21-Feb-2022 20:26 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Nature] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation