Incident Auster J/1 Autocrat ZK-ATS, Saturday 13 December 1952
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Date:Saturday 13 December 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:Nelson Aero Club
Registration: ZK-ATS
MSN: 2157
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Nelson -   New Zealand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot: Sinclair. Rebuilt, converted to J/1N Alpha.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

25 December 1971 ZK-ATS P G McKellow Sheffield, Canterbury unk
20 April 1980 ZK-ATS P G McKellow near Waipawa, Hawke's Bay unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
10-Jul-2009 20:38 angels one five Updated
26-May-2014 07:55 angels one five Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, ]
21-Feb-2016 06:45 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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