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MakeItHappenCaptain
7th Jan 2015, 06:23
Plane crashes into Lake Taupo | Stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/64724765/Plane-crashes-into-Lake-Taupo)

Skydive Taupo said no-one was available to comment on the crash.

Taupo harbourmaster Philip King said the pilot was last out.

"The skydivers had already jumped," he said.

"The pilot ejected later and ended up in the blackberry.

"The fire brigade were there with ladders. They had to cut their way in there.
Wha?

Sheep Shaggers get ejector seats?:ooh:

CASA needs to get their finger out and catch up with the Kiwi industry! Lucky so & sos...

Then again, they still haven't worked out why they aren't enforcing a commercial operation either...:cool:
Squawk7700
7th Jan 2015, 06:58
Damn lucky.

Jumping into the water can be a death sentence, particularly when tandem. Good job those jumpers.

Meanwhile today in Melbourne a large number of jumpers went off course at St Kilda and landed in the water when a forecast storm arrived :ugh:
scroogee
8th Jan 2015, 01:19
Latest reports have them all landing onshore- pilot out last and into a blackberry bush confirmed, ejector seat NOT confirmed.
MakeItHappenCaptain
8th Jan 2015, 08:47
Don't tell me the media is taking liberties with their reporting!
Really?!?
mattyj
8th Jan 2015, 18:25
Pilots first day on the job too..great start! :eek:
GTang
8th Jan 2015, 22:42
I thought all Cessnas have ejector seats
TBM-Legend
9th Jan 2015, 02:13
The mighty PT-6 never fails:E
dadruid
9th Jan 2015, 05:57
It seems the police dive squad was sent down to ascertain why the aircraft crashed.
27/09
9th Jan 2015, 07:59
The mighty PT-6 never fails

It sounds like this one did, showering hot glowing bits and pieces out the exhaust, if you can believe what you read.
Pinky the pilot
9th Jan 2015, 08:46
This evenings South Australian 'Today Tonight' TV show had a mention of how an SA Truckdriver on holiday was a tandem jumper on the aircraft concerned.

Great emphasis was made on how the aircraft "exploded!":eek::rolleyes:

There really are times when I wish I could meet one of these so called reporters, and take him out the back of the studios for 'a quiet chat!':eek::eek::uhoh:
thunderbird five
12th Jan 2015, 04:54
you know it's time for this again...

The Lazy Journalists Plane Story Generator (http://radans.net/jens/planestory.html)

:E
jas24zzk
12th Jan 2015, 09:08
That generator is very wrong...it has more type options than Cessna! :)