Incident Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub ZK-BKC,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63605
 
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Date:Tuesday 7 May 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub
Owner/operator:Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd
Registration: ZK-BKC
MSN: 18-4647
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:National Park, King Country -   New Zealand
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Substantially Damaged in a flying accident 07-05-1957 in New Zealand National Park whilst top dressing/crop spraying: pilot V Hume. Presumably repaired, as involved in a fatal accident near Taumaranui on 14-12-1960

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 December 1960 ZK-BKC Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd 1 near Taumarunui, King Country w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
24-Jan-2016 20:29 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
30-Sep-2021 21:10 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Location]
12-Feb-2022 02:40 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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