Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ZK-AVL,
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Date:Monday 21 December 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd
Registration: ZK-AVL
MSN: 148
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Taoroa Junction, Whanganui 4 -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed east of Taihape. Pilot George Shirtcliffe suffered fatal injuries.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
19-Oct-2010 00:10 angels one five Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative]
03-Jul-2011 11:41 TB Updated [Location]
08-Jul-2011 13:09 TB Updated [Location, Narrative]
23-May-2018 21:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
14-May-2019 05:20 angels one five Updated [Narrative]
11-Oct-2021 08:50 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Location]
14-Feb-2022 22:16 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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