Incident Taylorcraft Auster 5 ZK-AYB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63569
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 October 1957
Time:
Type:Taylorcraft Auster 5
Owner/operator:T G Harris & M Higgins
Registration: ZK-AYB
MSN: 895
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Springs Junction, West Coast -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Auster MT124: to G-ALEY 12/10/1948. UK registration cancelled 14/11/1950 as "sold abroard to New Zealand". To ZK-AYB in 1.51. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed at Springs Junction near Lewis Pass, New Zealand 29/10/1957: pilot Thomas Harris

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://web.archive.org/web/20070211071306/http://www.edcoatescollection.com:80/ac2/NZNZ/ZK-AYB.html
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALEY.pdf
http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=789
http://www.auster.ukf.net/p08.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
11-Dec-2012 14:42 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
11-Dec-2012 14:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities]
24-Jan-2022 05:14 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
07-Feb-2022 04:10 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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