ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138840
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| Date: | Thursday 29 September 2011 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  SG Aviation Storm 300 |
| Owner/operator: | C A & M H Schadler |
| Registration: | ZK-WCO |
| MSN: | S5-01S-0043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | White Pine Bush, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A pilot was carried from his SG Aviation Storm 300 plane (Microlight class 2 registered) after crashing it near Downard Road, White Pine Bush, (Bay of Plenty hillside), has been described as "extremely lucky" by police.
The pilot, 49-year-old Chris Shadler, is thought to have lost control of his home built plane before it crashed into farmland about 15km south of Whakatane shortly after 10am.
Sources:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10755263
http://web.archive.org/web/20111231142403/http://www.stuff.co.nz:80/national/5703790/Plane-crashes-in-Whakatane
https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/16837-plane-crashes-pilot-safe.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/29531]
Images:
Tauranga 17Feb2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2011 00:12 | flyernzl | Added |
| 29-Sep-2011 01:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 30-Sep-2011 12:18 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2011 12:18 | Anon. | Updated [[Operator]] |
| 15-May-2018 13:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 21:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Feb-2022 03:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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