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| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 1976 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fieldair Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CPS |
| MSN: | 1609 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nikau, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Farm airstrip |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ran off the side of the airstrip during take-off and crashed into trees. Pilot Stephen (Steve) Jeffery Welch
fatally injured.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1609.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 16:01 | angels one five | Updated |
| 02-Apr-2010 00:12 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 19-Oct-2010 00:55 | angels one five | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2011 13:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2012 01:26 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2017 03:28 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2018 21:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-Sep-2021 22:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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