ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61099
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| Date: | Thursday 11 December 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III |
| Owner/operator: | Ardmore Flying School Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-FHS |
| MSN: | 28R-7737137 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Te Waka Range, Te Pohue, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Clipped a power pole and crashed near Titiokura Summit, killing the pilot. Weather conditions at the time were atrocious.
Registered owner of aircraft was Fly Hire Aircraft Services Ltd, Auckland.
Pilot B Ruddenklau.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand: Newsletter 1981 No 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Dec-2009 17:34 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-May-2018 23:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2020 20:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 02:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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