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| Date: | Monday 8 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-150 Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Cookson Airspread Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BWP |
| MSN: | 25-275 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ruatoria, East Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-BWP: Registered 31/5/60 as a Piper PA-25-150 (c/no. 25-275). Substantially damaged when crashed whilst spraying at Arawhana, 28/10/61. Pilot D. Cameron.
Repaired.
Crashed Ruatoria 8/4/63. Pilot D. Cameron.
Later rebuilt and returned to service. Registration cancelled by DCA 31/5/98. Rebuilt and registration restored 7/2/11.
Withdrawn from use and canceled from the NZ Register June 2015.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKBRZ.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2017 05:04 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 02:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Feb-2022 01:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Mar-2022 05:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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