ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62289
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Transavia PL-12 Airtruk |
| Owner/operator: | Air Contracts Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CWT |
| MSN: | 814 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tinui, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft began to sink as it approached the work area. The pilot could not dump the load and the aircraft crashed into a pine plantation. Pilot Donald Ussher
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
CAA NZ (2008) Agricultural Aircraft Safety Review
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 25-May-2018 00:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 21:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Oct-2021 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 07-Feb-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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