ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65172
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| Date: | Sunday 26 February 1984 |
| Time: | c. 8:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-180 Challenger |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-DIT |
| MSN: | 28-7305553 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Pukapuka, Hunua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wanganui |
| Ardmore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Piper piloted by Heather Armstrong and carrying three passengers encountered low cloud, rain and poor visibility en route. The pilot made a request for assistance to Auckland radar at 8:53 am, the operator asked the pilot to turn left 45 degrees to verify the radar target, but nothing further was heard. Pig hunters discovered the wreckage three months later; the aircraft had collided with Mount Pukapuka in a level left turn at 1400 feet. The left wing struck first, the plane cart wheeled into the ridge line, and came to rest vertically with the engine buried in the ground.
Sources:
1. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 126-127. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
2. Aircraft Accident Report No. 84-026
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2009 23:32 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-Apr-2013 02:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Apr-2013 08:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 05-Aug-2020 01:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 05:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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