ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174560
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| Date: | Monday 16 March 2015 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185B Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-CMV |
| MSN: | 185-0519 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Motatapu River, Wanaka, Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wanaka (WKA/NZWF) |
| Branches Station, Queenstown | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A crashed aircraft was sighted by a helicopter pilot at 12:40 pm today.
A search and rescue operation is underway.
The bodies of 4 persons have now been located at the crash site.
Weather may have been a factor in the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/four-bodies-recovered-from-crashed-plane-6256398.html
http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=203664&fm=psp,tsf
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/67417891/Plane-crash-near-Wanaka
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/small-plane-crash-near-wanaka-2015031616
http://www.pngloop.com/2015/03/16/four-bodies-recovered-crashed-plane/
https://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/AirReg3_new.asp?Mark=CMV&Query3=Get+Reg+Mark
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/ZK-CMV.html
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11418266
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10150516949292433&set=vb.157860524157&type=2&theater
Images:
Masterton 2002
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2015 06:19 | angels one five | Added |
| 16-Mar-2015 06:20 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2015 06:23 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Mar-2015 07:06 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2015 16:40 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2015 17:40 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Mar-2015 17:45 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Mar-2015 20:00 | flyernzl | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 23:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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