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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Southland Aerial Topdressing Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BTF |
| MSN: | 18-5886 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tokanui, Southland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ZK-BTF, an agricultural aircraft, was used as a glider tug by the Wigram Aviation Sports Club ( founded in Feb. 1961 ), but it is doubtful that they were operating the aircraft on this occasion. In 1962 BTF was most probably being operated by Southland Aerial Topdressing Ltd and was being used in an agricultural role when it crashed at Tokanui on 6/4/62.Registred G-BZHT on 25/05/2000.
Pilot: Ivar C Hagan.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.gloster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/movements/jun00.htm
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKBRZ.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
NZ Register.
Planebase
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 1959 | ZK-BTF | Northern Air Services Ltd | 0 | Te Kuiti, King Country | |
unk |
| 13 December 1962 | ZK-BTF | Southland Aerial Topdressing Ltd | 0 | Niagara, Southland | |
sub |
| 12 October 1975 | ZK-BTF | Wigram Aviation Sports Club | 0 | Wigram AFB, Canterbury | |
unk |
| 23 September 1979 | ZK-BTF | Wigram Aviation Sports Club | 0 | Wigram AFB, Canterbury | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 01-May-2012 05:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2015 08:17 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2015 09:27 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2016 19:18 | harro | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2017 04:59 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2017 05:33 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Apr-2021 01:21 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Sep-2024 15:47 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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