ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 87734
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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Druine D.31 Turbulent |
| Owner/operator: | B N Pilcher |
| Registration: | ZK-BVT |
| MSN: | PFA/437 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Masterton, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Masterton, New Zealand |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-BVT (c/n PFA/437) was the first Druine D.31 Turbulent registered in New Zealand, on 12/5/58. It was commenced by Harry Bielby and others in Auckland, but it was completed by B G Climo and John Parkin. It was then sold to G A Weir of Wanganui on 27/2/61.
As with nearly all the Turbulents it had an interesting history with several incidents that resulted in various damage and rebuilds. It was also owned by E J Weir of Oamaru from 21/4/66, J M Dillon of Blenheim from 9/9/68, E G Brister of Wellington from 12/11/70, Brian Barrett of Lower Hutt from 1/11/71, K Cropp of Masterton from 16/12/74, L Robinson of Masterton from 12/9/77 and finally Brian Pilcher of Lower Hutt from 14/6/79 (but it was still based at Masterton).
I knew its last owner Brian N Pilcher who was piloting it when it lost power and he had to put down on the Waingawa River bed, near Masterton, on 10/1/88. ZK-BVT was damaged beyond repair and the registration was cancelled 30/9/88.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2010/04/druine-turbulents-of-new-zealand-1.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 1972 | ZK-BVT | B M B Barrett | 0 | Rangiora, Canterbury | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 10-Jun-2011 18:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2014 21:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2021 03:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Feb-2022 06:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Plane category] |
| 06-Feb-2022 06:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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