ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64517
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| Date: | Sunday 17 April 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild F-24W-41A Argus 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorua Air Tourist Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-ASZ |
| MSN: | 858 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rotorua Aerodrome, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Rotorua |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Engine failure on takeoff, stalled and crashed in attempt to turn back. Crashed just outside aerodrome.
Pilot A V Hunter
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
| 8 March 1951 | ZK-ASZ | Rotorua Air Tourist Ltd | near Rotorua | |
unk | |
| 14 April 1957 | ZK-ASZ | B Hedley | Wairoa, Hawke's Bay | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-Jul-2009 23:24 | angels one five | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2013 06:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location] |
| 23-May-2018 19:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 19:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Jan-2022 10:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Feb-2022 07:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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