Incident Cessna 185 Skywagon ZK-CAU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62906
 
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Date:Tuesday 6 July 1965
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185 Skywagon
Owner/operator:Gyro Heating Ltd
Registration: ZK-CAU
MSN: 185-0211
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bridge Pa Aerodrome, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase: Standing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ardmore
Destination airport:Bridge Pa
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Set alight by suspected drug seekers as first aid kit was n the ground nearby. Incident was some two years after morphine had been withdrawn from kits.

Sources:

H j Munro. Owner

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
11-Dec-2021 08:13 HJM Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
22-Jan-2022 03:28 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
31-Jan-2022 22:36 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]

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