We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
After completing a topdressing mission in the Te Karaka area, the pilot was flying back to his base in Gisborne. En route, the single engine airplane turn steeply to the right then entered a dive and crashed by a wooded area. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed. Probable cause (official findings): An examination of the wreck revealed nothing that could have caused the pilot Alex Williams to lose control of the aircraft. It was concluded that the pilot had
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver · 1 fatalities