ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46361
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 May 1999 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Challenger |
| Owner/operator: | N H McDonald |
| Registration: | ZK-DIS |
| MSN: | 28-7305549 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Kirikau, King Country -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omaka |
| Tauranga | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had taken off at about 0900 hours from Omaka, in good weather.
The intended destination was Tauranga via Wanganui, Taumarunui, and Tokoroa.
The aircraft was later observed to be flying low in a southwesterly direction in the Wanganui River valley near Kirikau. It was then seen to make a 180-degree turn close to one side of the valley. Shortly after the reversal turn, the aircraft pitched up abruptly, rolled inverted, and dived steeply into dense bush. An intense localised fire ensued.
CAA investigator Steven Walker later stated pilot disorientation or incapacitation might have been the cause. An autopsy found enough quinine in the 81-year-old pilots system to cause temporary blindness.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NZ Herald - Crash pilot certified 'fit' despite doctor's warning
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Mar-2009 00:44 | XLerate | Updated |
| 19-Jul-2009 23:32 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-May-2014 10:28 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2022 00:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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