ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62315
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  CPC Fletcher FU-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Robertson Air Service Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BIH |
| MSN: | 35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Farm airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft hit an aerial wire strung across a gully while topdressing. Pilot Allan Thomas was able to land safely on the farm airstrip.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 1973 | ZK-BIH | Robertson Air Service Ltd | 1 | Piakoiti Valley, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-May-2018 22:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 20:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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