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| Date: | Monday 8 September 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Rural Aviation Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BEK |
| MSN: | 30603 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mauriceville, Wairarapa -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Calvin Thorne
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 1959 | ZK-BEK | Rural Aviation Ltd | 0 | Rongomai, Wairarapa | |
sub |
| 23 December 1962 | ZK-BMP | Mount Cook Air Services Ltd | 0 | Tatare Saddle, Westland NP | |
min |
| 14 September 1967 | ZK-BMP | Cascade River, West Coast | |
unk | ||
| 20 January 1976 | ZK-BMP | Lilburn Valley, Southland | |
unk | ||
| 6 August 1978 | ZK-BMP | Private | 4 | Missing, Fiordland NP | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 23-Sep-2021 21:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 01:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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