ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168439
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BFV |
| MSN: | 18-4135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Culverden, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially damaged 08-05-1957 when crashed during top dressing/crop spraying operations at Culverden, near Canterbury, New Zealand: pilot Ronald Atkinson. Presumably repaired, as involved in a fatal accident Near Waikari, South Island on 24-01-1958
Repaired and re=registered to a D.R. Fraser of Harwarden. Gavin Wills (then of Alpine Guides Ltd) acquired it from 10-05-1972. Some time in 1979 it was re-powered with a 180hp Lycoming and converted to a three seater by Bruce Drake.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
3. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/piper-cub-zk-bfv-on-water.html
4. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/more-omarama-towplanes.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 1958 | ZK-BFV | Airwork (NZ) Ltd | 1 | near Hawarden, Canterbury | |
w/o |
| 25 August 1982 | ZK-BFV | G T M Willis | near Hororata, Canterbury | |
unk |
Media:
Piper PA-18A-150 ZK-BFV at Omarama (NZOA), New Zealand on 14-04-2006
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2016 20:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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