ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59028
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| Date: | Monday 8 May 1995 |
| Time: | c. 7:10 |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | Jetspread Aviation |
| Registration: | ZK-EMB |
| MSN: | 252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the second aerial topdressing run of the morning, the plane crashed into a paddock 11km north west of Taupo. Emergency services needed 1.5 hours to cut the pilot free, he became wheelchair-bound with incomplete paraplegia.
Sources:
1. Otago Daily Times - Pilot's book tells of determined battle
2. TAIC Investigation 95-007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2009 23:45 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2010 08:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage] |
| 23-Apr-2010 02:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 14-Dec-2010 13:15 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 14-Dec-2010 13:23 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Feb-2022 20:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Feb-2022 01:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2023 05:55 | Anon. | Updated [[Location, Narrative]] |
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