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| Date: | Wednesday 18 February 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10E Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Trans-Island Airways |
| Registration: | ZK-BUT |
| MSN: | 1138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Christchurch Airport, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Christchurch-Harewood Airport (CHC/NZCH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"Spirit of Tasman Bay" ground- looped and not flown again. Pilot Brian Chadwick. Preserved as ZK-AFD.
Sources:
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/electra.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Nov-2008 11:42 | angels one five | Updated |
| 01-Apr-2010 16:31 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2010 10:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Mar-2012 02:57 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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