ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76674
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| Date: | 04-SEP-2010 |
| Time: | 13:27 |
| Type: |  NZ Aerospace Fletcher FU24-954 |
| Operator: | Skydive New Zealand |
| Registration: | ZK-EUF |
| C/n / msn: | 281 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fox Glacier Airstrip -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Fox Glacier Airstrip |
| Fox Glacier Airstrip |
On 4 September 2010 the pilot of a Fletcher FU24 aeroplane with 8 parachutists on board lost control during take-off from Fox Glacier aerodrome. The aeroplane crashed in a paddock adjacent to the runway, killing all 9 occupants.
The Walter Fletcher had been modified from an agricultural aeroplane into a parachute-drop aeroplane some 3 months before the accident. The modification to the aircraft had been poorly managed, and discrepancies in the aeroplane?s documentation had not been detected by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which had approved the change in category.
The new owner and operator of the aeroplane had not completed any weight and balance calculations on the aeroplane before it entered service, nor at any time before the accident. As a result the aeroplane was being flown outside its loading limits every time it carried a full load of 8 parachutists. On the accident flight the centre of gravity of the aeroplane was well rear of its aft limit and it became airborne at too low a speed to be controllable. The pilot was unable to regain control and the aeroplane continued to pitch up, then rolled left before striking the ground nearly vertically.
Sources:
http://www.taic.org.nz/ReportsandSafetyRecs/AviationReports/tabid/78/ctl/Detail/mid/482/InvNumber/2010-009/Page/0/language/en-US/Default.aspx?SkinSrc=[G]skins/taicAviation/skin_aviation
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/australian-among-plane-crash-dead/story-e6frf7jx-1225914174214
http://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/efe/2010/09/04/queda-de-pequeno-aviao-mata-9-ocupantes-na-nova-zelandia.jhtm
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10671204
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4333325/Fox-Glacier-crash-report-plane-off-balance
Hamilton 1998Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2010 23:43 | angels one five | Added |
| 04-Sep-2010 02:10 | flyernzl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 04-Sep-2010 02:43 | VHKDK | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2010 03:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2010 14:59 | 200.148.48.215 | Updated [Source] |
| 04-Sep-2010 18:15 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 06-Sep-2010 02:19 | 217.162.205.96 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Sep-2010 02:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-Sep-2010 08:20 | flyernzl | Updated [[Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]] |
| 13-Sep-2010 18:02 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Nov-2010 16:33 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2012 01:36 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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