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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | W K Wakeman |
| Registration: | ZK-BJC |
| MSN: | 31244 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Waiau, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot: K Wakeman.
The port undercarriage leg was wrenched during a landing run.
Major fuselage damage resulted, requiring the installation of a new port landing gear bulkhead.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 1960 | ZK-BJC | W K Wakeman | 1 | near Cheviot, Canterbury | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2015 18:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, ] |
| 23-May-2018 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 06:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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