Incident Cessna 185 Skywagon ski ZK-CAV, Monday 18 April 1977
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Date:Monday 18 April 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185 Skywagon ski
Owner/operator:Mount Cook Air Services Ltd
Registration: ZK-CAV
MSN: 185-0212
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
pilot R Jackson. Ground looped on takeoff.

Sources:

1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. New Zealand Wings, August 1973.
3. AHSNZ, 1977, Newsletter 5.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

12 March 1971 ZK-CAV Mount Cook Air Services Ltd Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP unk
18 October 1978 ZK-CAV Mount Cook Group Ltd Franz Josef Glacier, Westland NP sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
03-Aug-2020 08:29 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ]
05-Oct-2021 07:16 Ron Averes Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
31-Jan-2022 22:39 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ]
02-Feb-2022 01:13 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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