Incident Druine D.31 Turbulent ZK-CAC,
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Date:Sunday 10 January 1965
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic D31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Druine D.31 Turbulent
Owner/operator:Canterbury Aero Club
Registration: ZK-CAC
MSN: PFA/506
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Omaramara, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Omaramara, Canterbury, NZ
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
ZK-CAC (c/n PFA/506) was registered to Aviation Sales and Service Ltd of Palmerston North and its first flight was on 6/10/62. It was delivered to Len Hunter of Christchurch on 11/11/62 and it was hired to the Canterbury Aero Club from July 1963. Substantially damaged 10/1/65 when crashed at Omaramara; pilot L W Hunter.

Repaired and returned to service; re-registered to John Caston of Auckland from 26/6/68

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/druine-turbulents-of-new-zealand-2.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omarama

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
26-May-2014 19:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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