ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87815
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| Date: | Monday 2 November 1987 |
| Time: | c. 1410 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-DLK |
| MSN: | AA5B-0401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Pirongia, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth NZNP |
| Ardmore NZAR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot: Lionel Teremoana Hewlett (70), the aircraft owner.
The flight began at Wellington on the morning of Monday the 2nd of November.
A refueling stop was made at New Plymouth, but upon dipping the tanks the pilot found that he still had 126 litres of fuel, so no more fuel was uplifted and the aircraft departed at 1330 hours for Ardmore, flying VFR and following the coastline to the Manukau Heads, where the pilot would head east to Ardmore.
The ETA at Ardmore was 1500 hours
It appears that the pilot mistook Albatross Point at Kawhia Harbour for the Manukau Heads and made his turn inland there, before colliding with the western slopes of Mt Pirongia at about 1410 hours.
All 4 POB died in the crash.
The flying conditions in the Kawhia area were poor, with low cloud and restricted visibility.
The Chief Inspector of Air Accidents made the following points in his report :
" 3.13 The pilot made a significant navigational error which resulted in his believing he was 40 n.m. from his actual position.
3.14 On the basis of his assumed position, the pilot deliberately flew into cloud.
3.15 The accident site was engulfed in cloud at the time of the accident.
3.16 The pilot flew into cloud when such action was unnecessary.
3.17 the results of the post mortem examination and the pilot's age made pilot incapacitation a possible cause factor. "
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aircraft Accident Report No. 87-106
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 10-Mar-2016 20:25 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2016 20:27 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2016 20:35 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2016 20:35 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2016 20:34 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Sep-2021 23:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Sep-2023 18:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Location]] |
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