ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 61574
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| Date: | Friday 8 July 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30-160 Twin Comanche B |
| Owner/operator: | Akarana Air Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-DOM |
| MSN: | 30-1717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Auckland Airport, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Auckland Airport (AKL/NZAA) |
| Wairoa, New Zealand | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ex-US Registry as ex N8568Y: This Piper resided in NZ from August 1973 to 1982 before going to Vanuatu. Was used by Akarana Air Ltd., Auckland, Helicopter Training Ltd., Rotorua, and Helicopter Specialties Ltd., Auckland. Substantially damaged 8 July 1977 in a collision incident with Cook Island Airways BN-2A Is;lander ZK-MCD whilst taxying at Auckland Airport; pilot S Hudson
Aircraft repaired and returned to service: to Vanuatu in 1982 as YJ-RV14. There is a video of this aircraft being placed into the ocean as an artificial reef off Port Vila, Vanuatu around December 2009.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/11295
3. http://photobucket.com/images/piper%20pa-30%20n7614y
4. http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.uk/2010/07/who-was-akarana-air.html
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?109785-Vanuatu-visit&p=1777420
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 26-Mar-2017 16:36 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2017 16:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2020 05:57 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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