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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Airwork (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AWD |
| MSN: | 1105 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Menzies Bay, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot D B Erskine
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. Janic Geelen, 1983, The Topdressers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 22:25 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2013 20:43 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2022 05:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Jan-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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