Accident Piper PA-25-150 Pawnee ZK-BOT, Friday 28 October 1960
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Date:Friday 28 October 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA25 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-25-150 Pawnee
Owner/operator:Cookson Airspread Ltd
Registration: ZK-BOT
MSN: 25-197
Year of manufacture:1960
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tahaenui, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Tahaenui, NZ
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
ZK-BOT: Registered 2/5/60 as a Piper PA-25-150 c/no.25-197 (however, deliberately mis-painted as ZK-BTZ). Written off when crashed and destroyed by fire at Tahaenui, near Wairoa, on 28/10/60: pilot J R McCurdy. Registration ZK-BOT cancelled 30/11/60

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKBIQ.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
02-May-2012 15:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
19-Feb-2022 02:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
04-Mar-2022 05:51 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, ]

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