.jpg) The aircraft involved while still in operation with Child Flight | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 May 2005 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Stratford, New Zealand 39°19′29″S 174°21′37″E / 39.32472°S 174.36028°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator | Airwork |
| Registration | ZK-POA[1] |
| Flight origin | Auckland International Airport, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Destination | Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Airwork Flight 23 was a New Zealand Post cargo flight between Auckland International Airport (AKL/NZAA) and Woodbourne Airport (BHE/NZWB) that disintegrated on 3 May 2005.[2][3]
- ^ "Police name dead pilots of mail plane". NZ Herald. 6 May 2005. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "NZ Post plane explodes killing pilots". tvnz.co.nz. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III ZK-POA Stratford". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 July 2020.