| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 19, 1998 |
| Time: | 1640 |
| Location: | Foveaux Strait, New Zealand |
| Operator: | Vincent Aviation |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Stewart Island - Invercargill |
| AC Type: | Cessna 402C |
| Registration: | ZK-VAC |
| cn / ln: | 402C0512 |
| Aboard: | 10 (passengers:9 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While en route, the aircraft experienced double engine failure. The plane ditched into Foveaux Strait. Five passengers were rescued, but four passengers and the pilot did not have lifejackets and did not survive. The double engine failure was possibly related to fuel management. |
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