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| Date: | Tuesday 10 May 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Lockheed 10A Electra |
| Owner/operator: | Union Airways Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AFC |
| MSN: | 1092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mangere Aerodrome, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Auckland Airport |
| Palmerston North | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Lockheed, named 'Kotare', crashed owing to engine failure just after taking off.
During the attempted off-airfield forced landing the aircraft clipped a tree , crashed, and was destroyed by fire.
No passengers were being carried and both crew members died in the accident.
C.M.Duthie, pilot, and W.J.Peel, co-pilot. R.I.P.
Sources:
Various NZ.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Nov-2008 10:21 | angels one five | Updated |
| 23-Apr-2010 12:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2021 11:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 07:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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