ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60864
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 November 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair |
| Owner/operator: | Floatplane Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EFD |
| MSN: | U206-03413 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Tarawera, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Lake Tarawera |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The float-equipped aircraft crashed into scrub covered hillside shortly after take off, which then started a scrub fire and destroyed the aircraft. Amazingly, all seven occupants survived the crash with minor injuries, and were air lifted out of the crash scene. Pilot B Karl.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Don Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies, Thermalart Productions.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-May-2018 20:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 24-May-2018 05:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2020 21:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2020 08:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Sep-2021 13:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jan-2022 21:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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