ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48561
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1989 |
| Time: | 18:58 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-SUN |
| MSN: | TC-402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Esk Valley, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | NZHN |
| NZNR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stated crash location was 10 nautical miles of Napier Airport. Lat 39.283 S, Long 176.833 E places the crash site in the hiils east of the Esk River valley, near the junction of Waipunga and Turnbull Roads.
The Baron was flying from Hamilton to Napier at night. In IMC ( Instrument Meteorological Conditions) it commenced an instrument approach to Napier Airport and collided with a hill at just under 433 metres (1420 feet) AMSL.
The pilot and his two passengers died in the crash.
Sources:
NZ TAIC: https://taic.org.nz/sites/default/files/inquiry/documents/89-053.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 1979 | ZK-SUN | H B Tapper | 0 | Dunedin Airport, Otago | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2008 10:22 | angels one five | Added |
| 07-Feb-2009 02:15 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Feb-2016 05:12 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2018 23:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2020 08:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Oct-2021 04:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jan-2022 13:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 30-Jan-2022 18:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
| 03-Feb-2022 04:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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