ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59516
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| Date: | Sunday 11 October 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Thorp T-18 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-KID |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alexandra Aerodrome, Otago -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | NZLX |
| NZLX | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During an event, the aircraft was performing a figure eight pattern at 500 feet above the aerodrome level. In the second half of the manoeuvre the aircraft was seen to lose height during a steep turn, "flicked" rapidly into an incipient spin to the right, and struck the ground in an inverted 45° dive.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TAIC Investigation 92-017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2009 23:11 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Feb-2022 00:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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