ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63645
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| Date: | Monday 14 January 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft 20 Ranchwagon |
| Owner/operator: | H A Mills |
| Registration: | ZK-BRJ |
| MSN: | 20-024 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ohura, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| private airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft on approach to land at an airstrip in turbulent conditions. Aircraft caught in down draught, hit the top of a fence and crashed. Pilot H Allen Mills badly injured, passenger Walter Mills uninjured.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://rnzaf.proboards.com
3. D. Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 01:57 | angels one five | Updated |
| 22-Feb-2016 09:38 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Nov-2023 20:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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