ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63136
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| Date: | Thursday 7 March 1963 |
| Time: | 18:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 185A Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Rural Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CDH |
| MSN: | 185-0511 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Glengyle, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Farm airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot: Peter John Baker (22) killed.
R.I.P.
The aircraft had taken off on a topdressing flight at Glengyle, 35 miles SE of Dannevirke, and was heading towards the sowing area when it suddenly went into a nearly vertical climb then stalled and spun into the ground from about 200 feet. The Cessna was destroyed by impact forces and fire. The pilot died instantly.
The weather that evening was almost calm and the air was smooth, giving ideal conditions for aerial topdressing.
There was no evidence found of structural failure, the engine was producing power at impact, and the plane was not overloaded.
The possibilities of a " runaway " tail trimming control or a mechanical failure of the flaps were considered.
The pilot was a heavy smoker and was reported by friends to suffer from violent bouts of coughing. The possibility of such a coughing spasm causing physical incapacitation could not be ruled out.
No positive explanation for the crash could be found, however.
The Chief Inspector of Air Accidents expressed the following opinion in his report :
" OPINION 26. The accident resulted from loss of control when the aircraft stalled at a height which precluded recovery before it struck the ground. "
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Report of a Civil Aircraft Accident No. 25/3/1308
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-Aug-2014 18:57 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2016 23:20 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2016 07:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2018 20:25 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-May-2019 05:42 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2020 09:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 26-Jan-2022 04:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2022 00:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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