GAA27WA026

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Nelson, New Zealand · November 2, 2026

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
November 2, 2026, 20:22 local (20:22 UTC)
Place
Nelson, New Zealand
Injuries
2 fatal
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
ZK-BFQCessna 172
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
204121

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
ZK-BFQ
Reported as
Cessna 172