PAC 750XL - Pacific Aerospace Cor... crash, Jan 7, 2015
PAC 750XL - Pacific Aerospace Corporation accident on January 7, 2015 near Taupo, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand with no fatalities. Cause: TAIC...
- Date: January 7, 2015
- Aircraft: PAC 750XL - Pacific Aerospace Corporation
- Location: Taupo, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: TAIC (AO 2015 001): Fatigue crack starting at the trailing edge of a compressor turbine blade, likely because the trailing edge radius was below specification and the overhaul repair document did not specify a minimum radius. The pilot's hasty bale out, linked to inadequate emergency training, also jeopardized others.
On 7 January 2015 a Pacific Aerospace 750XL (ZK SDT) used by Skydive Taupo lost its engine on the fourth climb of the day from Taupo aerodrome. The pilot and 12 parachutists baled out and landed without serious injury, and the aircraft crashed into Lake Taupo and was destroyed. TAIC found a fatigue crack that began at the trailing edge of a compressor turbine blade, where the radius was below the new blade specification.