Auckland - Kaipara Harbour

On January 21, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Auckland - Kaipara Harbour experienced a crash involving Grumman G-44 Widgeon, operated by Sea Bee Air, with the event recorded near Kaipara Harbour Auckland Council.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Kaipara Harbour while on a flight from Mechanics Bay. Both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-BGQ, MSN 1391, year of manufacture 1944.