Incident Cessna 185E Skywagon ski ZK-COH, Monday 8 August 1977
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Date:Monday 8 August 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185E Skywagon ski
Owner/operator:Mount Cook Air Services Ltd
Registration: ZK-COH
MSN: 185-1009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Annette Plateau, Mount Cook NP -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot G Evans. Struck ice mound on trial landing.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1977, Newsletter 8.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

2 February 1971 ZK-COH Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Mount Cook Aerodrome, Canterbury unk
6 December 1980 ZK-COH Mount Cook Group Ltd 0 Fox Glacier, Westland NP w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
25-Jun-2009 14:52 angels one five Updated
07-Jul-2013 17:36 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ]
03-Aug-2020 07:31 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, ]
04-Aug-2020 21:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
06-Oct-2021 08:19 Ron Averes Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
31-Jan-2022 23:45 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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