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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1970 |
| 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: | Substantial |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Lake Rotorua, Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Broke free from mooring in 40 knot winds and blown against rock wall. One float punctured, causing aircraft to sink. Recovered and repaired.
Sources:
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 |
| 15 May 1973 | ZK-BVG | Geyserland Airways Ltd | 0 | Lake Taupo, Taupo | |
w/o |
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