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CAA investigation into light aircraft crash: fuel found in one tank but not the other

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The Civil Aviation Authority has released its findings into a light aircraft crash in the Waimata Valley last year.

An investigation was started after an Air Ruatoria Cessna P206E suffered an engine failure while cruising at 2500 feet (762 metres) on October 18, 2022.

“Trouble checks did not rectify the engine failure,” the CAA investigation found.

“The pilot declared a Mayday then they c...


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