Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ZK-CGW, Tuesday 8 February 1966
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Date:Tuesday 8 February 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
Owner/operator:Fieldair Ltd
Registration: ZK-CGW
MSN: 1547
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mauriceville, Wairarapa -   New Zealand
Phase: Take off
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:Mauriceville
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot Colin E. Thorne.
Tail wheel failed on take-off.

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1547.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2009 12:58 XLerate Added
19-Oct-2010 01:25 angels one five Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, ]
10-Jul-2011 12:03 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-May-2018 21:51 Ron Averes Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
23-Sep-2021 21:42 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
11-Oct-2021 08:52 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, ]

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