ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68098
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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 2009 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: | Heydecke V16 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-VVV |
| MSN: | V16001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Papakura, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore |
| Ardmore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The home built 2/3 scale Polikarpov I-16 replica entered an irrecoverable spin during a flight in its test flying program.
The pilot deployed the aircraft's ballistic recovery 'chute and the plane came down in a farm paddock, collapsing its undercarriage and slightly injuring the pilot.
Sources:
http://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2009/08/zk-vvv-has-come-to-grief.html?m=1
Images:
Ardmore 2July2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2009 17:07 | angels one five | Added |
| 30-Aug-2009 22:04 | angels one five | Updated |
| 31-Aug-2009 01:41 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2022 20:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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