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Two people found dead after search for light plane

waynowski posted 30 September 201930 September 2019

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Police said the wreckage of a light aircraft was found in the northern Tararua Range at 7.30am on Monday. The men, on board the aircraft, went on a training flight at about Sunday 2.15pm and was scheduled to land at Paraparaumu at 8pm. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/116190026/search-and-rescue-effort-to-find-missing-light-plane-and-two-passengers

gazcan commented 1 October 20191 October 2019

The crash site on One News last night looked to be on the south face of Huakura Ridge?

izogi commented 1 October 20191 October 2019 • edited 1 October 20191 October 2019

Sorry dumb question but which one is Huakura Ridge? If I've heard of it then I can't remember and I can't quickly find it on a map. I tried to interpret where the finger was pointing at on the news report but I couldn't make out the features. Edit: Sorry, never mind, found it. (Haukura Ridge, south-east of East Peak.)

TararuaHunter commented 2 October 20192 October 2019

Same weekend, the RNZAF lifted out a duo a bit earlier. They set off their PLB. We in trouble around East/West peak I understand. Treated for hypothermia after rescue. Got a PLB from Masterton before going in. Winds were too high for local helicopter to search. wasn't good weekend for tramping the tops https://www.facebook.com/WairarapaSearchandRescue/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDKpNIz-YzziPnxZ5CYcmOpMa4kn6a5qoidEUhwg0E68Dntb0q7mQZqSLz6FRykI28N54kuVnJK_9Qh

Gaiters commented 2 October 20192 October 2019 • edited 2 October 20192 October 2019

I think those same two have put a raving review of their microlight tent on the macpac website lol. It maybe still there. On East Peak that is.

Berend de Boer commented 5 October 20195 October 2019

Isn't that review from April 19 2018?

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Forum	The campfire
Started by	waynowski
On	30 September 2019
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