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| Date: | Thursday 2 December 1971 |
| Time: | c. 1345 |
| Type: |  Cessna 310G |
| Owner/operator: | Rex Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CFG |
| MSN: | 310-0085 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Manukau Harbour, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore |
| New Plymouth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot Alan Bruce Robertson, missing.
The Cessna was going to New Plymouth to pick up passengers.
It crashed in Orua Bay while flying in poor visibility.
Some components of the aircraft were found, but the body of the pilot and the principal wreckage were never located.
Sources:
Aircraft Accident Report 71-109
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 07-Jul-2010 02:26 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Oct-2013 10:18 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2018 04:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 05-Feb-2022 08:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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