ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87510
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Date: | Monday 8 February 1988 |
Time: | 18:30 LT |
Type: | Taylorcraft Auster 5D |
Owner/operator: | A N Kagan |
Registration: | ZK-BMD |
MSN: | 1035 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Waiatoto River, West Coast -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Waiatoto River |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The aircraft was being operated off an airstrip but failed to reach flying speed. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff and initiate a groundloop, which subsequently caused damage to the wing and tailwheel. The wind was calm before the takeoff attempt, but there was a significant tailwind present after the accident.
Accident/incident investigated by TAIC NZ. Pilot: Alfred Nicholas Kagan.
Aircraft is ex-NJ635 Served with 83 Gp CS/2 TAF CS/BAFO CW/317 Squadron. Sold 11.1.50' - became G-ALZM. To New Zealand as ZK-BMD 5/8/55. Crashed Homeward NZ 3/1/60, but later repaired
Sources:
1.
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 2.
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Accident_Details.asp?Oc=00/160 3.
http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=174 4.
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p10.htm 5.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALZM.pdf 6.
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/rangiora-lunch-time-selection.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 January 1960 |
ZK-BMD |
Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club |
0 |
Homewood, Wairarapa |
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sub |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Jan-2011 14:00 |
ASN archive |
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16-Jun-2012 19:43 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
16-Jun-2012 19:52 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Jul-2015 20:00 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
24-Sep-2021 11:11 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
10-Feb-2022 14:05 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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