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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1956 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ATP |
| MSN: | 2650 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rotokauri, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mangere |
| Rukuhia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Force landed in a field after encountering poor weather.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 November 1950 | ZK-ATP | Wellington Aero Club | 0 | Rongotai Airport, Wellington 1 | |
sub |
| 27 November 1952 | ZK-ATP | Wellington Aero Club | Cheviot, Canterbury | |
unk | |
| 6 July 1960 | ZK-ATP | A F Sutherland | Greenstone, Otago | |
unk |
Images:
At home was in my father’s log book
Taken at crash sight day after accident came from fathers album. Father was the pilot
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 20-Jul-2009 18:51 | angels one five | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2013 08:49 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2022 04:14 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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