ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163380
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| Date: | Sunday 19 January 2014 |
| Time: | 12:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-236 Dakota |
| Owner/operator: | Drake Aviation; operated by Canterbury Gliding Club |
| Registration: | ZK-FMT |
| MSN: | 28-7911197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Springfield Airfield, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | NZSF |
| NZSF | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Shortly after release of the glider, the glider-tow aircraft impacted trees and terrain near the Springfield Aerodrome (NZSF), in the Selwyn district of Canterbury, and was consumed by a post-impact fire. The sole pilot onboard the airplane received fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pilot-dies-in-fiery-plane-crash-north-canterbury-5803176
http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/light-plane-crash-in-canterbury-2014011913
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9626399/Plane-crashes-in-Canterbury-police]
http://www.glidingcanterbury.org.nz
http://www.glidingcanterbury.org.nz/media/2594/springfield-aerodrome.jpg
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 September 1979 | 9M-GBS | Royal Selangor Flying Club | 0 | Johore Baham Polo Ground airstrip |  |
sub |
| 18 May 1988 | ZK-FMT | Christchurch Airport, Canterbury | |
unk |
Images:
Wanaka 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2014 02:47 | Geno | Added |
| 19-Jan-2014 09:08 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jan-2014 16:19 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location] |
| 20-Jan-2014 20:06 | flyernzl | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Photo, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Feb-2022 04:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Feb-2022 20:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Nature] |
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