ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121641
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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  DynAero MCR 01 Club |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-SML |
| MSN: | 393 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Duppa, Bryant Range, Nelson -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZNE |
| NZAS | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The DynAero took off from North Shore Aerodrome at about 11:00 a.m. on a 4.5 hour flight to Ashburton.
The intended route is reported to have been via Wanganui, Blenheim and Christchurch.
The aircraft failed to arrive at Ashburton and the wreckage has been found near Nelson.
The pilot is a former Olympic Games yachtsman ( Mexico City 1968 ) 86 y-o Mr Geoff Smale.
Mt Duppa (1143 metres AMSL) is in the Bryant Range, located between Nelson and the Richmond Range.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Radio NZ News.
http://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2011/04/search-for-missing-aircraft-focused-at-top-of-south/
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/missing-olympian-s-body-found-4109807
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/national/4870395/Body-of-86-year-old-pilot-found-near-Nelson]
http://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK_%20SML_Fatal.pdf
Images:
Parakai 20Feb2011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2011 19:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 09-Apr-2011 19:47 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 09-Apr-2011 20:15 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2011 01:34 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2011 02:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2011 02:43 | flyernzl | Updated [[Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 10-Apr-2011 02:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2011 17:03 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Apr-2011 00:19 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2011 00:25 | flyernzl | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2013 06:53 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2020 21:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 03:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jan-2022 07:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Feb-2022 01:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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