Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ZK-CMV,
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Date:Monday 4 December 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Air Contracts Ltd
Registration: ZK-CMV
MSN: 1048
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Mussel Point Airstrip, West Coast -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Williamson Flat
Destination airport:Mussel Point Airstrip
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft hired by Graham Stewart & Co Ltd for transport of venison in Westland. Undercarriage damaged in attempted landing at Williamson Flat, aircraft abandoned landing and flew out to Mussel Point Airstrip where it landed safely. Aircraft later dismantled and transported out for repairs. Pilot Bryan Antill and two passengers uninjured. Note: incorrectly recorded in NZ Archives as ZK-CMB.

Sources:

1. Archives New Zealand
2. Brian Conroy, 2015, Helicopters and Venison, The Copy Press.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
8 May 1967 ZK-CMV Air Contracts Ltd. 0 near Herbertville, Hawke's Bay sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Aug-2023 01:54 Ron Averes Updated

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