Narrative:
Destroyed by fire while under overhaul; sparks from a vacuum cleaner ignited petrol fumes.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 10 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-40-11 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Union Airways |
| Registration: | ZK-ALZ |
| MSN: | 18-2104 |
| First flight: | 1941 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) ( New Zealand)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Destroyed by fire while under overhaul; sparks from a vacuum cleaner ignited petrol fumes.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
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