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| Date: | Wednesday 2 February 2011 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | ZK-BDD |
| MSN: | 30463 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairfield Downs -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA NZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was taxiing for takeoff from his farm airstrip. Prevailing wind conditions caused a loss of directional control requiring the pilot to stop the aircraft engine. The aircraft continued moving, however, and rolled backwards down an adjacent bank. The aircraft was damaged but the pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
CAA NZ Occurrence 11/435
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1962 | ZK-BDD | Hewett Aviation Ltd | 0 | Big Bay, Southland | |
unk |
| 6 January 1968 | ZK-BDD | Graham Stewart & Co Ltd | 0 | Turnbull River, West Coast | |
w/o |
| 17 July 1980 | ZK-BDD | West Melton, Canterbury | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2025 18:06 | ASN | Added |
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