ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46341
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| Date: | Sunday 21 November 1999 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Canterbury Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-DUU |
| MSN: | 28-7525018 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Waipara River, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Christchurch |
| Christchurch, via Kaikoura, Cape Campbell, Nelson | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot reported an engine failure and advised that he was about to ditch. The aircraft was beyond gliding distance from land at the time. Search and Rescue efforts failed to locate the occupants, who were found to have drowned after safely vacating the aircraft into rough seas. It appears that the pilot neglected to recalculate his fuel reserves after a detour due to encountering significant weather on his planned return route. He did not refuel the aircraft at the various opportunities that arose en route. It was calculated that the aircraft's fuel supply would have been exhausted at a point consistent with the time taken to fly to the ditching site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NZ Herald - Pilot 'unaware fuel was running out'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Apr-2009 00:55 | XLerate | Updated |
| 30-Jan-2022 03:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 13-Feb-2022 10:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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