ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62777
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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-95 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorua Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BTZ |
| MSN: | 18-7513 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Galatea Aerodrome, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Turangi |
| Galatea | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On arrival at Galatea, the pilot discovered there was a layer of fog covering the aerodrome. He attempted to go round but had to avoid nearby trees and the aircraft stalled and crashed just short of the local school. Pilot Desmond Thompson and passenger Douglas Fraser were injured, the aircraft ws 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 |
| 31-May-2014 20:35 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2018 11:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 21:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Feb-2022 02:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Feb-2022 02:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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