PAC Cresco 08-600 (08-750) crash, Dec 14, 2008 (1 killed)
PAC Cresco 08-600 (08-750) accident on December 14, 2008 near Tarata, Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: December 14, 2008
- Aircraft: PAC Cresco 08-600 (08-750)
- Location: Tarata, Taranaki Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft struck a fence after takeoff, damaging the elevator control cables and jamming the elevator. The aircraft was probably overloaded for the conditions, and the pilot could not control pitch.
A PAC Cresco topdressing aircraft was taking off from a farm airstrip near Tarata with a load of lime that was above its certified hopper limit. Shortly after takeoff it struck a fence, the elevator control cable jammed, and the aircraft crashed on a hillside, killing the pilot. The aircraft had earlier had a chip detector warning and an overload history.