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| Date: | Wednesday 8 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  APNZ Fletcher FU-24-950M |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CZA |
| MSN: | 151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Taihape, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Peter B Beard. Hit flight of ducks while inspecting airstrip. Windscreen smashed, passenger slightly injured. Two ducks killed!
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1978, Newsletter 5.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1979 | ZK-CZA | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | 0 | Silverhope, Whanganui 4 | |
sub |
| 6 October 1979 | ZK-CZA | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | near Eketahuna, Wairarapa | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2022 21:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 00:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Feb-2022 06:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 11:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Feb-2022 11:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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