ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230783
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| Date: | Thursday 21 November 2019 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Canterbury Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-SBK |
| MSN: | 17275566 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) |
| Christchurch International Airport (CHC/NZCH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted the dry bed mud flats of Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, South Island, during a night flying exercise.
The airplane was completely destroyed and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.
It was not possible to determine a conclusive cause of the accident. However fatigue, combined with visual and sensory illusions and low night flying time experience, were likely contributing factors in this accident.
Sources:
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117621750/pilot-killed-in-light-plane-crash-at-lake-ellesmere-canterbury
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/pilot-killed-in-canterbury-plane-crash
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-christchurch/training-pilot-died-high-impact-plane-crash-lake-ellesmere-mudflats
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9447394
Accident investigation:
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Images:
Christchurch International 14Sep2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2019 14:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Nov-2019 14:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2019 14:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2019 01:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2019 01:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2019 02:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2019 11:29 | kiwipilot | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2019 07:11 | Spitfirepilot19 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2019 08:38 | Flyernzl | Updated [Photo] |
| 27-Nov-2019 08:38 | Flyernzl | Updated [Photo] |
| 27-Nov-2019 08:38 | Flyernzl | Updated [Photo] |
| 09-Oct-2021 03:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Oct-2022 08:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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