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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BKC |
| MSN: | 18-4647 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | National Park, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Substantially Damaged in a flying accident 07-05-1957 in New Zealand National Park whilst top dressing/crop spraying: pilot V Hume. Presumably repaired, as involved in a fatal accident near Taumaranui on 14-12-1960
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://skyviking.net/svwp/?p=412
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 December 1960 | ZK-BKC | Aerial Farming of NZ Ltd | 1 | near Taumarunui, King Country | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 24-Jan-2016 20:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2021 21:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Cn, Location, ] |
| 12-Feb-2022 02:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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