AO-1994-010 Fletcher FU24-950M ZK-DZB, stalled in turn and collided with terrain following an aborted sowing run, near Ngaruawahia, 30 March 1994

Aviation

Published date: 5 October 1994
Accident/Incident date: 30 March 1994
Status: Published
Jurisdiction: New Zealand

Executive summary

On the morning of 30 March 1994, ZK-DZB, a Fletcher FU24-950M, stalled in a turn at low level after the pilot apparently aborted a sowing run. The aircraft entered an incipient spin and struck the ground in a steep nose-down attitude. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed.