ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62540
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| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 185B Skywagon f/p |
| Owner/operator: | Geyserland Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CFE |
| MSN: | 185-0590 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Orakei Korako, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Taupo |
| Rotorua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Floatplane flying back to Rotorua suffered serious engine failure. Pilot made emrgency landing on farmland. Pilot F Ladd and four passengers were all injured, aircraft was wrecked.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-May-2018 20:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2018 20:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Oct-2021 20:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 22:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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