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| Date: | Sunday 7 February 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5F Aiglet Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Canterbury Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BBT |
| MSN: | 2756 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Taylors Pass, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Omaka Aerodrome |
| Christchurch | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a hill side. The pilot and two passengers were killed.
Sources:
Kalgoorlie Miner 9 February 195, p1
Air Britain Archives
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19540209.2.123?end_date=31-12-1989&items_per_page=10&query=plane&snippet=true&sort_by=byDA&start_date=08-02-1954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Dec-2013 16:31 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 01-Apr-2021 19:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Aug-2023 06:19 | sooty59 | Updated |
| 15-Aug-2023 06:21 | harro | Updated |
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