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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 2015 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZK-MCR |
| MSN: | 18504429 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Havelock River, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZWL |
| GROWLER AIRSTRIP | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Reported downwind landing uphill possibly contributed to aircraft failing to gain height clearing Growler Stream and running on landing gear 250m through dense scrub. Crash Site: 43°30'43.89"S 170°44'47.43"E.
Sources:
LOCAL INFO
Images:
DEC 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2016 10:23 | GROWLER | Added |
| 09-Jan-2016 10:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 22:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 10:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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