Accident Cessna 185A Skywagon ZK-CTN, Sunday 12 March 1967
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Date:Sunday 12 March 1967
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Type:Silhouette image of generic C185 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 185A Skywagon
Owner/operator:Rural Aviation (1963) Ltd
Registration: ZK-CTN
MSN: 185-0504
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tarata, Taranaki -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot: W A Griffiths. Rebuild of ZK-CCL.
Written off. Reg. cancelled May 1967.
Rebuilt as ZK-CVF and registered in August 1967.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
NZ Register.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

21 April 1965 ZK-CCL Rural Aviation (1963) Ltd 0 New Plymouth, Taranaki sub
19 April 1966 ZK-CCL Rural Aviation (1963) Ltd 0 near Feilding, Manawatu 2 w/o
18 November 1981 ZK-CVF Mount Cook Group Ltd 0 Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP min
25 October 1986 ZK-CVF Mount Cook Group Ltd Murchison Glacier, Mount Cook NP unk
20 August 1989 ZK-CVF Mount Cook Group Ltd Tasman Glacier, Mount Cook NP unk
24 May 2013 ZK-MIT 0 Takaka sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
09-Mar-2017 13:23 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
04-Aug-2020 08:59 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, ]
01-Feb-2022 00:25 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ]
14-Feb-2022 21:22 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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