ASN Aircraft accident GAF Nomad N.24A ZK-NMD Tekapo Aerodrome
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Status:Information verified through authorities or other official sources.
Date:Monday 20 July 1987
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic NOMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
GAF Nomad N.24A
Operator:Air Safaris & Services
Registration: ZK-NMD
MSN: 36
First flight: 1977
Engines: 2 Allison 250-B17B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Tekapo Aerodrome (   New Zealand)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Tekapo Aerodrome (NZTL), New Zealand
Destination airport:Hamilton Airport (HLZ/NZHN), New Zealand
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed due to loss of lift, caused by sawdust frozen on top of the wings.

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 4/88


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Distance from Tekapo Aerodrome to Hamilton Airport as the crow flies is 794 km (496 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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