ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 62322
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1972 |
| Time: | dusk |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-CII |
| MSN: | 28-20215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Deadwood, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed in an attempted forced landing on a logging track on Deadwood Hill, near the Akatarawa Valley.
Pilot P McCauley seriously injured. Aircraft destroyed by post-crash fire.
Crash site : 41° 0.052'S 175° 5.584'E
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Wings over New Zealand Forum
Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1968 | ZK-CII | Sinclair Flying School Ltd | Paraparaumu, Wellington 5 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 27-May-2014 09:46 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2018 20:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2021 03:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jan-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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