ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32035
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| Date: | Saturday 8 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tipsy Belfair |
| Owner/operator: | E Wilkie |
| Registration: | ZK-BGZ |
| MSN: | 532 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rotorua Aerodrome, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rotorua Aerodrome |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Previously OO-TIB, and was purchased by A.H. Mills of Rotorua in December of 1954. In October 1956 it passed to E. Wilkie but was written off in a crash into an area of trees near the aerodrome. After salvaging the engine, the remains were burned.
Sources:
1. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BGZ.html
2. http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Coates/2144.htm
3. http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKBAH.htm
4. http://www.belgianwings.be/webpages//navigator/photos/civilpics/civil_pics_ootaa_oozzz/tipsy_belfair_ootib.htm
5. Don Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 19:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Oct-2021 00:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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