ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48526
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| Date: | Monday 31 October 1977 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680FL Grand Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Akarana Air Ltd. |
| Registration: | ZK-DBQ |
| MSN: | 1330-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea off Wanganui, Whanganui -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ZK-DBQ was on charter to Courier Air Services Ltd, for air cargo flights.
Pilot Kenneth Leahy called air traffic control reporting trouble with first one engine and then the second engine, before disappearing from radar screens at 2045 hours. Weather conditions at the time were poor, with rain and 30 knot westerly winds.
Air and sea searches by both military and civilian aircraft and vessels recovered debris and freight from the water, with more washing up between the Whangaehu and Rangitikei Rivers. Official searches were called off on November 3rd, Mr Leahy was never found.
Sources:
Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, Newsletter, 1977 No 8 (two entries).
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1971 | ZK-DBQ | Geyserland Airways Ltd | 0 | Kaitaia Airport, Northland | |
sub |
| 16 January 1972 | ZK-DBQ | Geyserland Airways Ltd | 0 | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2008 01:54 | angels one five | Added |
| 27-May-2009 03:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2010 20:07 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2020 00:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2020 05:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 06:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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