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| Date: | Tuesday 15 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180A Skywagon f/p |
| Owner/operator: | Geyserland Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BVG |
| MSN: | 180-50068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Lake Taupo, Taupo -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Floatplane based on Lake Taupo. Broke free from its mooring in the boat harbour and was carried by current into the Waikato River. Passed through the flood control gates and was carried down river. Only item salvaged from the wreckage was the engine.
Sources:
1. Don Stafford, 1983, Flying The Thermal Skies, Thermalart Productions
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 June 1968 | ZK-BVG | Rotorua Aero Club | 0 | Rotorua Airport, Rotorua | |
min |
| 17 September 1970 | ZK-BVG | Geyserland Airways Ltd | 0 | Lake Rotorua, Rotorua | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2018 06:39 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 05-Aug-2020 19:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 02:49 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Feb-2022 01:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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