ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191123
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| Date: | Thursday 29 November 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A185E Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-JGI |
| MSN: | 18501989 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Motueka, Nelson -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Thursday 29 November 2001, at about 0930, Cessna A185E Skywagon ZK-JGI took off from Motueka Aerodrome on a local parachuting flight. Shortly after take-off, at about 100 feet, ZK-JGI had a sudden and total power loss. Unable to re-establish power, the pilot guided the aircraft to a nearby kiwifruit orchard. After clipping trees the aircraft struck the ground heavily, resulting in the pilot and 4 parachutists receiving serious injuries and 1 parachutist sustaining minor injuries.
The power loss was due to the pilot inadvertently selecting the fuel Off before the flight.
The safety issues identified were the certification of the aircraft with a modified fuel selector, pilot actions for a sudden power loss after take-off, and the non-fitment and wearing of safety restraints by parachutists.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://taic.org.nz/inquiries?SkinSrc=[G]skins%2ftaicAviation%2fskin_aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2016 20:15 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Feb-2022 04:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants] |
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