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| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BKN |
| MSN: | 18-4754 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Whetukura, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot N C L Down. Accident Archives has location as Whatakura. Unable to locate on NZ Topo Maps Online. More likely to be Whetukura in Hawke's Bay.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1975 | ZK-BKN | Otago Gliding Club | 0 | Taieri Aerodrome, Otago | |
unk |
| 14 March 1976 | ZK-BKN | Otago Gliding Club | Taieri Aerodrome, Otago | |
unk | |
| 22 November 1980 | ZK-BKN | Otago Gliding Club | Traquair Station, Otago | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 17-Feb-2022 03:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 17-Feb-2022 04:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 18-Feb-2022 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Feb-2022 01:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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