Piper PA23-150 Apache C-FDTG, collided with trees after take-off, Marua near Hikurangi, 27 April 1991
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
91-013
The aircraft collided with trees immediately after taking off from a farm airstrip. The aircraft descended into a bush clad gully and caught fire. The pilot succeeded in vacating the cockpit but received extensive burns. He died in hospital 14 days after the accident.
Location
Marua, near Hikurangi (-35.551938,174.385568) [may be approximate]