Incident APNZ Fletcher FU-24 Mk II ZK-CTO, Thursday 3 August 1972
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Date:Thursday 3 August 1972
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic FU24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
APNZ Fletcher FU-24 Mk II
Owner/operator:Mount Cook Air Services Ltd
Registration: ZK-CTO
MSN: 131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:near Lake Tekapo, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot: Charles Garrow

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

6 April 1989 ZK-CTO Central Airspread Ltd 1 near Moa Creek, Otago w/o
Fuel contamination

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
14-Dec-2010 14:49 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage, ]
28-Feb-2017 21:52 angels one five Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Feb-2022 00:44 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
06-Feb-2022 22:01 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]
07-Feb-2022 00:31 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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