Fletcher FU-24 crash, Oct 19, 1956 (1 killed), Manunui Ma...
Fletcher FU-24 accident on October 19, 1956 near Manunui Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: The lime...
- Date: October 19, 1956
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Manunui Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The lime load did not discharge when the jettison was operated, which denied the extra climb performance, and hopper overloading and a change in wind were also found to contribute.
The Fletcher FU 24 was departing a farm strip near Manunui, New Zealand, with 712 kg of lime for a topdressing job when it could not gain height in a cul de sac. It turned, struck a tree and crashed upside down, and a post crash fire destroyed the aircraft and killed the pilot, Kenneth Simpson.