Micro Aviation B22 Bantam ZK-TKH, collision with ridge, near Takaka Nelson, 2 January 1992
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
92-001
The pilot, with a passenger aboard, was making a cross country flight from Takaka in his microlight aircraft. The aircraft was observed to encounter turbulence, due to the prevailing wind conditions, as it flew in the lee of a ridge some 350 feet amsl. The right wing dropped, the nose pitched downwards, and the aircraft continued in a steep spiral to the ground. The passenger was fatally injured and the pilot received serious injuries in the accident.
Location
near Takaka, Nelson (-40.808304,172.921672) [may be approximate]