ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196327
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 2017 |
| Time: | c. 11:29 |
| Type: | Rans S-19 Venterra |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-MBX |
| MSN: | 051100102 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Middlemarch, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taieri Airport (NZTI) |
| Omarama Airport (NZOA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Rans Aircraft S-19 microlight, ZK-MBX, was being operated on a private crosscountry flight. The flight was part of a planned group fly away with seven other aircraft, from Taieri Aerodrome to Omarama Aerodrome for a group lunch on 25 June 2017.
At approximately 1129 hours, while in the cruise phase of flight at approximately 5200ft above mean sea level (AMSL), the aircraft departed controlled flight, subsequently impacting terrain near Welshman's Creek, north east of Middlemarch.
The final report by the Civil Aviation Authority identified the following contextual factors:
· The pilot let the passenger fly the aircraft
· The passenger was not familiar with the Rans Aircraft S-19 cockpit ergonomic layout
· The sensitivity of the electric trim buttons may cause unintentional activation of the trim system
· The out of trim control stick forces can be significant
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Radio NZ report.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/94063830/aero-club-member-killed-in-otago-small-plane-crash
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/name-released-plane-crash-victim
NZ Register
https://www.aviation.govt.nz/assets/publications/fatal-accident-reports/zk-mbx-fatal.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2017 05:46 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jun-2017 05:49 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2017 06:29 | angels one five | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2017 06:39 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 25-Jun-2017 17:09 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 26-Jun-2017 08:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jun-2017 06:27 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2017 06:28 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Jun-2017 06:33 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 28-Jun-2017 07:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-May-2020 07:48 | JMW69 | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2020 07:50 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 12:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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