ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46446
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 February 1998 |
| Time: | c. 20:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172I Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-CXD |
| MSN: | 172-56521 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Paturau River, Kahurangi NP -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Puponga |
| Karamea | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
It was the pilot's intention to fly his aircraft to Karamea from his farm airstrip at Puponga in order to collect two friends who had completed walking the Heaphy Track. About 40 minutes before the accident, the aircraft was seen to take off from the airstrip then land again. After a few minutes, it took off again and headed towards the southwest. Crash location: 13 nm west-northwest of Takaka.
Several witnesses saw the aircraft heading along the normal track towards Karamea. A short while later, there was an explosion and fireball in the hills to the southeast of the Paturau River. A search by helicopter confirmed that the aircraft had flown into a rocky bluff just a few metres below the top and burned. It was established that only the pilot was on board and that he had been killed instantly by the severe impact.
The investigator stated his belief that the impact was not due to any deliberate action, and that the fading light and the bluff blending into the background may have contributed to the crash. The cause of the accident could not be positively determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Register New Zealand
Aircraft Accident Report No.98/247
AHSNZ, 1998, Aerolog Vol 13 No 1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Mar-2016 16:05 | beaverspotter | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2017 21:29 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2017 21:32 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 13-Feb-2022 09:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
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