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| Date: | Monday 27 November 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fletcher FU-24 |
| Owner/operator: | James Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CQB |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mangarata River, Waikato -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed, CNK. Location from Archives given as Mangarata River, no such place. Likely to be Mangarata Stream, either in the Waikato near Ngaroma, OR Bay of Plenty near Lower Kaimai. Both have topdressing airstrips nearby. My educated guess is Waikato.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://www.topomap.co.nz
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1969 | ZK-CQB | James Aviation Ltd | 0 | Te Mata, Waikato | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2022 21:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 03:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 04:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Feb-2022 00:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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