Incident Cessna 185A Skywagon ZK-CBY,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62946
 
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Date:Sunday 28 February 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185A Skywagon
Owner/operator:Rural Aviation (1963) Ltd
Registration: ZK-CBY
MSN: 185-0420
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Eketahuna, Wairarapa -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Pahiatua
Destination airport:Eketahuna farm strip
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ground loop on short wet strip.

Sources:

D A Sperling

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
11 January 1968 ZK-CBY Tourist Air Travel Ltd Cattle Flat, Southland unk
2 February 1973 ZK-CBY Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Mount Cook, Canterbury unk
11 August 1982 ZK-CBY Mount Cook Group Ltd Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP unk
16 June 2019 ZK-CBY Skydive Wellington (owner: Sky Sports NZ Ltd) 1 near Masterton Aerodrome, Wairarapa w/o
Mid-air collision

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
12-Dec-2020 10:37 D A Sperling Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
12-Dec-2020 10:38 harro Updated [Narrative]
27-Sep-2021 08:43 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, Location]
01-Feb-2022 00:04 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Jun-2023 08:23 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type]]

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