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| Date: | Friday 16 February 1973 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  JAL Fletcher FU-24-950M |
| Owner/operator: | Farmers Aerial Topdressing Co Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BXT |
| MSN: | 74 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Lake Waihola, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot: Craig Walter Ramsay. R.I.P.
A fatal accident during an aerial topdressing operation.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
NZ Register
http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 22-Apr-2011 12:43 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:56 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2018 20:57 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 08-Aug-2020 03:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
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