Accident Auster J/1B Aiglet ZK-BCS, Wednesday 13 August 1958
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Date:Wednesday 13 August 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1B Aiglet
Owner/operator:Auster Air Services Ltd
Registration: ZK-BCS
MSN: 3112
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Le Bons Bay, Canterbury -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot Johan Moerhuis killed.
R.I.P.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

21 November 1956 ZK-BCS Auster Air Services Ltd 0 Waitaki, Otago sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
20-Jul-2009 14:53 angels one five Updated
03-Mar-2016 09:01 angels one five Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Mar-2016 09:44 angels one five Updated [Location, ]
06-Mar-2017 03:34 angels one five Updated [Date, Cn, ]
29-Jul-2017 14:34 TB Updated [Location, ]
14-May-2019 05:09 angels one five Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
10-Oct-2021 20:05 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]

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