ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60851
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1982 |
| Time: | 19:06 |
| Type: |  APNZ Fletcher FU-24-950M |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BPZ |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Whitemans Valley, Wellington 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Fletcher was engaged in sowing lime on a hillside adjacent to the valley where the accident occurred.
While turning in the valley to position for another sowing run the aircraft's left wing and undercarriage struck a small ridge.
The plane then collided with a fence, cartwheeled, and dived into the ground.
Kingsford Claude Divehall (54), a veteran agricultural pilot, died in the crash.
R.I.P.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Aircraft Accident Report No. 82-115.
3. AHSNZ, 1983, Journal, Vol 26 No 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Aug-2009 06:45 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 06-Feb-2010 22:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage] |
| 14-Dec-2010 15:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-May-2011 16:20 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2011 23:50 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2012 01:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 10:02 | SGeorge | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2016 18:18 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-May-2018 23:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 20-May-2018 01:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Feb-2022 19:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source] |
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