Spit Island - Plane Crash Sites on Waymarking.com

This beach is for the most part mainly used by Hunters wanting to get into the New Zealand backcountry for Deerstalking. One of the easier ways to get there is to be flown by Cessna and landed on the beach adjoining Spit Island. Having done this trip I can honestly say it was a bit of a 'white knuckler' landing on this beach and my fears where not alleviated when the pilot dropping us there stated that Spit Island is the cemetary of 5 plane crashes over the years. To fossick around on Spit Island you will easily find sheets of Aircraft Aluminium from wing, tail or fuselage of differing colors and shapes. The crash date listed is not true as there have been numerous and I was unable to obtain a date but would assume that the 60's, 70's and 80's would have been a probable time during the hey-day of Deer and Venison recovery in the country when every man and his dog was flying something in order to secure some Deer/Venison for the lucrative market that it was back then.

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Date of Crash: 01/01/1970 Aircraft Model: Small Aircraft - Single Engine Military or Civilian: Civilian Cause of Crash: Landing a plane on this beach involve negotiating a low fly in between Rock pillars and I am lead to believe that given particular wind conditions that are not infrequent, one can easily flip an aircraft or possibly clip the rocks on the approach. Once the plane has touched down there is only minimal amount of beach left on which to bring the plane to a stand still before a Rock Wall at the end of the beach would stop the plane for you. Web Address for Related Web Sites: Not listed Tail Number: Not listed

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