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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AVL |
| MSN: | 148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taoroa Junction, Whanganui 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed east of Taihape. Pilot George Shirtcliffe suffered fatal injuries.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Oct-2010 00:10 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2011 11:41 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Jul-2011 13:09 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2018 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-May-2019 05:20 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 14-Feb-2022 22:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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