ZK-EOE — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

July 24, 2002Accident
About 0900 hours on 24 July 2002, the pilot commenced spraying operations on flat farmland in the Orongo area, some three kilometres to the south-west of Thames Aerodrome. Loading for the operation was carried out at Thames by the pilot’s father, who as an experienced agricultural pilot, was also acting in a supervisory role.
Fletcher FU-24 · 1 fatalities
Conclusions: - The pilot was appropriately licensed, rated and fit to carry out agricultural spraying operations. - The aircraft had been operating normally up until the time of the accident. - While operating into the sun and in close proximity to a line of trees, the left wing of the aircraft struck a substantial branch. Full accident record