ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58648
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| Date: | Friday 6 July 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-DNN |
| MSN: | 172-62107 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Makiekie Stream, Kaweka Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZNR |
| NZNR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna crashed into trees at the head of the Makiekie Stream (a blind valley) while negotiating a low level route.
It had departed from Napier on a 90-minute scenic flight to Mount Ruapehu and failed to return.
An ELT signal led to the location of the wreck that afternoon.
Two passengers died in the crash and the pilot succumbed to his injuries shortly after being airlifted to hospital. The fourth occupant sustained serious injuries.
Crash location to the north of the Kaweka Range, between the Mohaka and Ripia Rivers.
Sources:
1. TAIC report 90-094.
2. John Funnell, 2016, Rescue Pilot, Penguin Random House
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2009 11:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-May-2009 02:38 | XLerate | Updated |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2021 02:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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