ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63283
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1961 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Druine D.31 Turbulent |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Sales & Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BWE |
| MSN: | PFA/505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kairanga, Manawatu 2 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, New Zealand (PMR/NZPM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-BWE (c/n PFA/505) was the first Turbulent to fly in New Zealand although it was registered later than ZK-BVT, on 9/11/59. Its first flight was on 8/12/59 at Palmerston North flown by Syd Jensen. It was built by Syd Jensen's company Aerocraft (NZ) Ltd and was first registered to Aviation Sales and Services Ltd of Palmerston North.
Substantially damaged 18/7/61 in an accident at Kairanga, New Zealand; pilot P J Edgar. ZK-BWE was sold to the Wairarapa Finance Corporation in 9/61 and it was operated by the Wararapa and Ruahine Aero Club. It was also hired out to various aero clubs including the Auckland Aero Club, the Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club and the Waikato Aero Club. Ownership changed to the Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club on 19/2/62.
It was sold to John Caston of Auckland on 25/2/65. It was damaged when it force landed near Ardmore on 30/3/68 but it was rebuilt. John Caston sold it to Bruce Shepherd of Whangarei on 17/6/71. Still currently airworthy to this owner, after over 40 years
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
| 30 March 1968 | ZK-BWE | J G Caston | 0 | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
sub |
| 29 November 1987 | ZK-BWE | B C Shepherd | Dairy Flat Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-May-2014 21:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2021 08:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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