Date:	Thursday 3 August 1972
Time:
Type:	CPC Fletcher FU-24
Owner/operator:	Robertson Air Service Ltd
Registration:	ZK-BIH
MSN:	35
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua -   New Zealand
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Agricultural
Departure airport:	Farm airstrip
Destination airport:	Farm airstrip
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Aircraft hit an aerial wire strung across a gully while topdressing. Pilot Allan Thomas was able to land safely on the farm airstrip.

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


6 February 1973

ZK-BIH

Robertson Air Service Ltd

1

Piakoiti Valley, Waikato

w/o

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
23-May-2018 22:39	Ron Averes	Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
23-Sep-2021 20:50	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]