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| Date: | Monday 17 January 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | CAC CA-28 Ceres type C |
| Owner/operator: | Manawatu Aerial Topdressing Co. Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BZO |
| MSN: | CA-28-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pahiatua Track, Tararua Range -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot G. Hetterscheid.
Forced landing owing to fuel exhaustion.
Written off.
Reg. canceled March 1976.
Aircraft stored for some time and then exported to Australia.
Sources:
NZ Register
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/12328/ceres
Ross Kerr (2006) A Chronology of the Tararua & Rimutaka Ranges
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:13 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:28 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Feb-2017 17:42 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2018 20:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 08-Feb-2022 20:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 08-Feb-2022 20:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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