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| Date: | Tuesday 12 May 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | N W Pomeroy & I J Hovendon |
| Registration: | ZK-CDS |
| MSN: | 17250524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Wellington Airport, Wellington 1 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Aircraft flipped over by a strong gust of wind while taxying. Aircraft badly damaged, pilot suffered minor injuries.
Pilot N W Pomeroy
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1981, Newsletter 3.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1967 | ZK-CDS | Waikato Aero Club | Whitianga, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-May-2018 19:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2022 03:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 09:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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