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| Briton dies in NZ light plane crash | Briton dies in NZ light plane crash |
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| A Briton has died after the light aircraft he was flying crashed into a riverbed in New Zealand. | A Briton has died after the light aircraft he was flying crashed into a riverbed in New Zealand. |
| Christopher Howell, 46, and the New Zealander he was flying with, 48-year-old Christopher Rawlings, were killed when the plane came down on Sunday. | Christopher Howell, 46, and the New Zealander he was flying with, 48-year-old Christopher Rawlings, were killed when the plane came down on Sunday. |
| Mr Howell was working to convert his UK pilot's licence and was at the controls when the Piper crashed near Hastings on the North Island, said police. | Mr Howell was working to convert his UK pilot's licence and was at the controls when the Piper crashed near Hastings on the North Island, said police. |
| The country's Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the accident. | The country's Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the accident. |
| Mr Howell was in the process of converting his UK licence to a New Zealand one, according to Bruce Govenlock, president of Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club, who Mr Howell was training with. | Mr Howell was in the process of converting his UK licence to a New Zealand one, according to Bruce Govenlock, president of Hawke's Bay and East Coast Aero Club, who Mr Howell was training with. |
| "We didn't know of him until Saturday when he arrived for some practice lessons with an instructor," Mr Govenlock said. | "We didn't know of him until Saturday when he arrived for some practice lessons with an instructor," Mr Govenlock said. |
| "The crash happened on his third flight of the weekend. It's hard to believe. He arrived Saturday, and Sunday morning this had happened. | |
| "He said he planned to get a New Zealand licence and find an employment opportunity over here. We understand he had a wife and children back in Britain." | "He said he planned to get a New Zealand licence and find an employment opportunity over here. We understand he had a wife and children back in Britain." |
| Mr Govenlock added that Mr Howell would have been flying the plane but that the instructor would have been using a duel control system. | Mr Govenlock added that Mr Howell would have been flying the plane but that the instructor would have been using a duel control system. |
| Mr Rawlings, from the nearby town of Clive, had been a member of the club for more than 20 years and was a former club captain. | Mr Rawlings, from the nearby town of Clive, had been a member of the club for more than 20 years and was a former club captain. |