ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59467
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| Date: | Thursday 9 April 2009 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-BRO |
| MSN: | 18-5530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Hanmer Springs, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZKM |
| Hanmer Springs | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An oil leak from the engine obscured vision through the windshield. The pilots decided to land the aircraft in the nearby Waiau River.They activated their ELT at 1:30 pm, walked away, and were picked up by a rescue helicopter about two hours later.
Sources:
D Rendel (1975) Civil Aviation in New Zealand, A H & A W Reid
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1962 | ZK-BRO | Wanganui Aero Club | 0 | Nukumaru, Whanganui | |
unk |
| 4 July 1964 | ZK-BRO | Wanganui Aero Club | Kakatahi, Whanganui | |
unk | |
| 31 March 1968 | ZK-BRO | Wanganui Aero Club | Wanganui, Whanganui | |
unk | |
| 7 February 1970 | ZK-BRO | Wanganui Aero Club | 0 | Utiku, Whanganui 4 | |
unk |
| 4 January 1972 | ZK-BRO | Southern Districts Aero Club | near Wanaka, Otago | |
unk | |
| 23 May 1976 | ZK-BRO | F R Wright | Taieri, Otago | |
unk | |
| 25 December 1976 | ZK-BRO | Middlemarch Aero Syndicate | Dunedin Airport, Otago | |
unk |
Images:
Wanganui 17Feb1967
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2009 01:58 | slowkid | Added |
| 10-Apr-2009 02:23 | slowkid | Updated |
| 11-Apr-2009 22:27 | XLerate | Updated |
| 30-Nov-2009 22:44 | angels one five | Updated |
| 30-Nov-2009 23:17 | angels one five | Updated |
| 19-Dec-2009 23:38 | flyernzl | Updated |
| 31-May-2018 07:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 01-Feb-2022 08:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Feb-2022 03:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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