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| Date: | Friday 30 September 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172A Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | North Otago Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BWN |
| MSN: | 47304 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pongaroa, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Pongaroa (SE of Dannevirke) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially damaged 30-09-1960 when crashed on landing at Pongaroa (south-east of Dannevirke), New Zealand (pilot T Morley). Later repaired and returned to service - still flying in 2013
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.flyingnz.co.nz/pdfs/club_newsletters/NOAC-May04.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 August 1968 | ZK-BWN | Sinclair Flying School Ltd | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 6 January 1971 | ZK-BWN | J Harrison | Dairy Flat Airfield, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 2 April 1980 | ZK-BWN | Pukekohe Flying Group | Pukekohe East, Auckland | |
unk | |
| 22 November 1987 | ZK-BWN | Pukekohe Flying Group | Karaka, Auckland | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 17:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2021 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 04:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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