Auckland - Auckland

On April 23, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Auckland - Auckland experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.84 Dragon, operated by Auckland Flying School, with the event recorded near Auckland Auckland Council.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Auckland-Ardmore Airport, while in initial climb, the left engine failed. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane stalled and crashed in a grassy area. All eight occupants were injured and the airplane was written off. They were involved in a local skydiving mission.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-AXI, MSN 2057, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -36.7229°, 174.7083°.