ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62924
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| Date: | Saturday 24 April 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Airspread (Taranaki) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BTD |
| MSN: | 18-5894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Stratford Aerodrome, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | NZHA |
| NZSD | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft's late afternoon arrival at Stratford coincided with the arrival of a very-fast-moving cold front, severe wind shear and loss of daylight, causing pilot disorientation and landing short of the runway threshold.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
J Geelen (1983) The Topdressers, NZ Aviation Press
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-Aug-2014 19:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2018 22:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source] |
| 16-Mar-2021 18:10 | Brian Richard Allen | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2021 23:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2022 00:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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