ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61141
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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1980 |
| Time: | c. 1155 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon II ski |
| Owner/operator: | Mount Cook Group Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-MCI |
| MSN: | 18503739 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fox Glacier, Westland NP -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fox Glacier Neve |
| Franz Josef Aerodrome NZFJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Cessna had only just taken off from the Fox Glacier when the engine suddenly failed.
The pilot attempted a forced landing but was unsuccessful and the plane crashed in the snow in a nose down attitude and in a left turn.
The aircraft was wrecked, but did not catch fire.
The pilot Ian Cameron and his passengers were all seriously injured in the crash.
No defect could be found in the engine and the investigator concluded that the failure was probably caused by vapour in the fuel system induced by heat build up under the cowl during the 10- minute stop on the glacier.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Aircraft Accident Report No. 80-096.
2. AHSNZ, 1980, Newsletter 8.
2. AHSNZ, 1981, Register Review 16.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-May-2011 23:57 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2011 00:00 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 25-May-2011 00:02 | angels one five | Updated [Date] |
| 07-Jul-2013 17:40 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2018 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jul-2020 04:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2020 22:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 15-Oct-2021 23:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, Source] |
| 30-Jan-2022 02:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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