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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Druine D.31 Turbulent |
| Owner/operator: | D Farquahar & A Broadmore |
| Registration: | ZK-CAI |
| MSN: | 1006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rotowaro, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rotowaro |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-CAI (c/n 1006) was first registered to Neil Cribb of Palmerston North on 4/5/61 so I guess it also may have been built by Aerocraft. It was on line with the Palmerston North Flying School before being sold to F P Bracefield of Christchurch, G A Vodane of Hamilton on 26/9/69 and then to the Egmont Chapter of the AACA on 18/2/70.
It then had a series of owners in the Taranaki area: Cliff Cory, the CAI Group from 10/12/70, and finally Doug Farquhar & Arnie Broadmore from 12/4/76. It hit a fence on takeoff at Rotowaro on 28/10/78 (pilot - Doug Farquhar) and was not rebuilt. Ownership transferred solely to Doug Farquhar of Waitara on 23/6/89 (for intended rebuild?) and it was finally cancelled on 28/8/97.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/druine-turbulents-of-new-zealand-3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 01-Jun-2014 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2014 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 08:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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