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| Date: | Wednesday 31 January 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  NZAI Fletcher FU-24-950 |
| Owner/operator: | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-EHX |
| MSN: | 262 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kirikau, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
pilot Paul R Fenton; hit power line while topdressing. Damage to fuselage and wing soon repaired.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. AHSNZ, 1979, Newsletter 6.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 December 1979 | ZK-EHX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | 0 | near Owhango, King Country | |
sub |
| 22 January 1997 | ZK-EHX | Wanganui Aero Work Ltd | 1 | near Taihape, Whanganui 4 | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 13-Dec-2010 16:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Oct-2021 01:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 23-Feb-2022 01:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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