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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235B Pawnee |
| Owner/operator: | Central Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CNB |
| MSN: | 25-3614 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hawea Flat, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Doug Crossan. Aircraft rolled off airstrip while preparing for takeoff. Over turned in gully and destroyed by fire.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 2.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Jun-2014 19:11 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2020 10:46 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 14-Feb-2022 04:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Feb-2022 23:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2022 06:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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