Incident Cessna 185C Skywagon ski ZK-CHJ, Wednesday 3 October 1979
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Date:Wednesday 3 October 1979
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185C Skywagon ski
Owner/operator:Mount Cook Group Ltd
Registration: ZK-CHJ
MSN: 185-0756
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Tasman Saddle, Mount Cook NP -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot David T Henley

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, Register Review No 11, 1979.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

4 August 1968 ZK-CHJ Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Murchison Glacier, Mount Cook NP unk
9 January 1974 ZK-CHJ Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Mount Cook, Canterbury unk
22 December 1974 ZK-CHJ Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Mount Cook, Canterbury unk
9 August 1984 ZK-CHJ Mount Cook Group Ltd 3 Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
03-Aug-2020 07:59 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ]
01-Feb-2022 00:32 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]
05-Feb-2022 08:12 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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