ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62441
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1971 |
| Time: | 09:58 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BTO |
| MSN: | 18-6000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tasman Bay, Nelson -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Nelson Airport NZNS |
| Nelson Airport NZNS | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Instructor-pilot: Anthony Riley King (20).
Student pilot: Stuart James Angus, (18).
R.I.P.
The aircraft had joined the circuit after an instructional flight in the local training area.
At the end of the downwind leg for grass runway 20 the plane was seen to suddenly pitch nose downwards and dive steeply into shallow water about 1,500 metres from the threshold of the runway.
The plane was completely destroyed by the impact and both occupants lost their lives.
The weather was fine and calm.
An examination of the plane revealed no structural or mechanical reason for the fatal dive.
The accident investigator could find no reason for the accident.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aircraft Accident Report No. 71-064.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 28-May-2009 11:41 | angels one five | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2011 03:34 | raking | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 15-Jun-2011 03:39 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2014 12:15 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2021 01:37 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Feb-2022 02:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
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