ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62910
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| Date: | Sunday 6 June 1965 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Work (Marlborough) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BNK |
| MSN: | 18-5078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Middlehurst Station, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Stall and spin accident during a poison bait spreading operation in the Awatere Valley.
The aircraft was found in a ravine completely wrecked. Fire had not occurred. The pilot was dead.
There were no witnesses but examination of the aircraft and evidence on the ground indicated a steep nose down attitude and a rotation to the right at the moment of impact. The engine was producing power.
There was light to moderate turbulence in the lee of the hills but this was not considered to be a factor in the accident.
Investigators believed that the pilot may have become spatially disorientated when turning below the top of a ridge line.
The pilot's relative inexperience in agricultural flying, only 82 hours, may have contributed to the crash.
Pilot Jean-Gerard Rytzell killed.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
https://archway.archives.govt.nz/ItemAdvancedSearch.do;jsessionid=30B09CC4BC50BAA2CEE5BDDD0AB16651
Report of a Civil Aircraft Accident No. 25/3/1538.
https://prcarc1.erau.edu/awweb/main.jsp?flag=browse&smd=2&awdid=14
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 March 1962 | ZK-BNK | Aerial Work (Marlborough) Ltd | 0 | Waihopai, Marlborough | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-Jul-2009 03:08 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Mar-2016 21:07 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2016 01:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2022 17:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2022 21:20 | angels one five | Updated [Phase, Source] |
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