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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Owner/operator: | Tourist Air Travel Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BGQ |
| MSN: | 1391 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | off Bucklands Beach, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Capsized and damaged in landing accident. Aircraft repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2011/11/shower-of-spray-and-were-away-nz.html
3. www.tonymadgehjg.proboards.com/thread/5950/lifetime-interest-27-years-research
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 October 1951 | F-OAGX | Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire - RAI | Tahiti Faa'a (PPT) |  |
min | |
| 14 April 1979 | ZK-BGQ | Sea Bee Air Ltd | 0 | Kororaraka Bay, Northland | |
non |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 21 January 1980 | ZK-BGQ | Sea Bee Air Ltd | 2 | Kaipara Harbour, Northland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2021 05:03 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Feb-2022 08:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Feb-2022 08:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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