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| Date: | Tuesday 19 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster B8 Agricola |
| Owner/operator: | Air Contracts Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-CCV |
| MSN: | B.118 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pongaroa, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hood Aerodrome, Masterton (MRO/NZMS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Allocated ZK-BMO (and originally c/no.B.109), but the slow sales of Agricolas ZK-BMM and ZK-BMN meant that this aircraft was retained in the UK and became G-APFZ with Aerial Agriculture Ltd. of Lasham on 23.4.59 with whom it flew about 300 hours. (ZK-BMO was reallocated to a Beaver).
Withdrawn From Use at Rearsby after CofA expiry 22.4.60. Rebuilt at Rearsby with a new c/n B118 and sold to Air Contracts Ltd., Masterton 4.7.62. First NZ flight at Masterton 8.10.62 as ZK-CCV.
Operated from Masterton until crashed Pongaroa, Masterton, and partially Destroyed By Fire 19.2.63; pilot B Cook
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?77959-Auster-Agricola
3. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APFZ-1.pdf
4. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APFZ-2.pdf
5. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=3769
6. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/12319/agricultural-aircraft-auster-agricola
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKBIQ.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-May-2014 16:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2014 16:50 | TB | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-May-2018 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 23-May-2018 02:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 23-May-2018 02:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Sep-2021 06:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Sep-2021 04:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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