ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233433
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| Date: | Saturday 17 September 2005 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II |
| Owner/operator: | Massey University School of Aviation |
| Registration: | ZK-MBQ |
| MSN: | 28-8416035 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kohimarama Beach, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | NZAR |
| Waitemata Harbour | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At 7pm on the evening of September 17th, an intoxicated 33-year old flight instructor stole a Massey University Piper PA-28 parked up at Ardmore airport and flew the aircraft toward the Auckland CBD. At roughly 8:15pm Auckland International airport's control facility raised the alarm to police of the unidentified Piper. The Pilot threatened to crash the aircraft into the Auckland Sky Tower and at 8:30pm police sound the alarm to Sky City officials, by 9:15pm all 500 people who were in the Sky Tower were evacuated.The aircraft reached as far as the City centre however the pilot abandoned the plans and turned away from the tower, instead tracking towards Kohimarama Beach in the Waitemata Harbour where he crashed the Piper just off shore in a suicidal attempt. He, however, survived the impact and was rescued by two witnesses on the beach. It is believed the attempted suicide was as a result of a marriage brake-down between him and his wife of 10 months, also a flight instructor.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10346257
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10365757
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2020 06:48 | CANCES | Added |
| 02-Mar-2020 06:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 02:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 00:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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