ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46202
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 2006 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | ZK-EGP |
| MSN: | 238 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kaitaia, Northland -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | farm airstrip near Pukepoto Quarry |
| local | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had just carried out the first top-dressing run of the afternoon when it was seen to enter a righthand turn followed by a steep descent towards the ground. The aircraft disappeared into tall bush on a hillside. Witnesses heard the ground impact and saw a column of smoke rising up from the bush. The first person on the scene found the pilot (44) deceased. There was no evidence that the aircraft had suffered any mechanical problem that may have contributed to the accident. The probable initiator of the accident was a hung load of lime, which would have limited the climb performance of the aircraft. Factors contributing to the accident were the steep rising terrain and a high tree-line that restricted the turning options for the pilot. The aircraft appears to have aerodynamically stalled during a righthand turn, from which there was insufficient height to recover. The accident was not survivable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWFletcher.htm
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-EGP_Fatal_31Mar06.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 1984 | VH-MXD | 0 | 20km NE of Scottsdale, TAS |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 07:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 23-Apr-2010 02:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Dec-2010 17:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 02:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 06-Feb-2022 20:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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