Accident Transavia PL-12U Airtruk ZK-DMZ, Monday 6 May 1974
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Date:Monday 6 May 1974
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic PL12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Transavia PL-12U Airtruk
Owner/operator:Barr Brothers (HB) Ltd
Registration: ZK-DMZ
MSN: G356
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Pukenui Station, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A fatal accident, pilot Graeme McDonald Brough lost his life.
R.I.P.
Location near Makaretu.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
NZ Register
http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Graeme-McDonald-Brough/23130766

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

1 December 1975 ZK-DMZ Barr Brothers (HB) Ltd Omakere, Hawke's Bay unk
18 March 1977 ZK-DMZ Barr Brothers (HB) Ltd 0 Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
02-Nov-2018 22:38 angels one five Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
02-Nov-2018 22:47 angels one five Updated [Source, ]
24-Sep-2021 11:32 Ron Averes Updated [Time, Location, ]
24-Sep-2021 11:35 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]
05-Feb-2022 20:11 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
07-Feb-2022 23:46 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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