Fletcher FU-24 crash, Mar 21, 1984 (1 killed), Waimate
Fletcher FU-24 accident on March 21, 1984 near Waimate, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot inadvertently...
- Date: March 21, 1984
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Waimate, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot inadvertently entered low cloud while dealing with an engine problem, became spatially disorientated and lost control (MOT report 84-035).
A Fletcher FU-24 topdressing aircraft (ZK-EMI) operated by Central Aviation crashed in a riverbed near Waimate Aerodrome, Canterbury, New Zealand, on 21 March 1984. The pilot was seriously injured and his loader passenger was killed.