Fletcher FU-24 crash, Mar 27, 1999 (1 killed), Riversdale
Fletcher FU-24 accident on March 27, 1999 near Riversdale, Southland Regional Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: Overloaded take-off in...
- Date: March 27, 1999
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Riversdale, Southland Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Overloaded take-off in variable conditions with a light tailwind and poor climb performance. The load was jettisoned too late to prevent a fence strike, which made the aircraft uncontrollable.
A Fletcher FU-24 agricultural aircraft took off from a strip near Riversdale, New Zealand, with a load that was probably heavier than the conditions allowed. It could not establish a climb, pulled up steeply, and after striking a fence it rolled and crashed in a paddock. The pilot was killed.