ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63953
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AXH |
| MSN: | 18-2876 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First registered in New Zealand 1.10.53 as ZK-AXH. Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) 6.8.54* when crashed whilst crop-spraying/top dressing at Rakaia Gorge, southwest of Christchurch, South Island. Pilot Keith Orsbourn Ballagh* killed (the 8th fatal crash in New Zealand involving a pilot engaged on agricultural operations. He had begun flying "ag ops" in December 1952).
* The pilot's correct name and the date of the accident as confirmed by Christchurch burial records.
Registration ZK-AXH cancelled 30.9.54
Sources:
1. NZ Register
2. http://www.kiwiflyer.co.nz/KiwiFlyer-Issue-30-Ag-Planes-Piper.pdf
3. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/12315/topdressing-super-cubs
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKARZ.htm
5. https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jerrydoyle&id=I23740
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 01:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2015 07:52 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2017 22:13 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2022 09:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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