ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44636
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 November 2004 |
| Time: | 09:54 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Corporation |
| Registration: | ZK-JAN |
| MSN: | 34-8070027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Taranaki, Egmont NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On Tuesday 30 November 2004, ZK-JAN, a Piper PA34-200T Seneca II, was on an air transport charter flight returning to Nelson from New Plymouth with the pilot and one passenger on board. After departing New Plymouth and obtaining approval to operate up to8500 feet under visual flight rules, the aircraft struck Mount Taranaki / Egmont about 150 feet below the summit. The 2 occupants were killed on impact and the aircraft was destroyed. The probable cause of the accident was the pilot unknowingly losing visual reference with the mountain. The pilot may have entered cloud as he flew south, or been unable to distinguish the snow and ice covered summit against a cloud background, or the nose of the aircraft could have obscured his view of the summit as he approached directly towards it.
Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20041220X02011&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-May-2018 02:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Feb-2019 21:39 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 07-Oct-2021 02:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 06:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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