ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46417
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| Date: | Friday 5 December 2003 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-EOA |
| MSN: | 172-71497 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lake Luna, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The National Rescue Coordination Centre was notified on the late afternoon of Friday 5 December 2003 that the aircraft had not returned to Queenstown after a mountain flying training flight. A local search was initiated, and the wreckage of the aircraft was found in steep and mountainous terrain in the Twenty Five Mile Creek watershed, some 2 km east of Lake Luna, at about 1935 hours. The pilot under instruction, although seriously injured, survived, but the instructor sustained fatal injuries in the accident.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence reference 03/3531.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2022 19:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source] |
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