ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58772
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| Date: | 07-JAN-1982 |
| Time: | c. 4:51pm |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Waitemata Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-WAC |
| MSN: | 38-78A0723 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Missing, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | NZAR |
| NZAR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Tomahawk took off from Ardmore aerodrome late in the afternoon for an hour's flying in the local training area to the southeast. It never returned, and no trace of WAC or its 20 year-old pilot Paul Clarke has ever been found.
Sources:
1. NZ Serials.
2. www.findlostaircraft.co.nz/zk-wac.html
3. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 124-125. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
4. Aircraft Accident Report No. 82-003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2009 04:06 | angels one five | Added |
| 22-May-2009 02:33 | XLerate | Updated |
| 24-May-2009 22:55 | XLerate | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2010 08:52 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2018 10:25 | findlostaircraft | Updated [Cn] |
| 16-Aug-2019 20:54 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 04:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 08-Oct-2021 22:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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