ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64351
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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | North Otago Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BYH |
| MSN: | 47797 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Cook Aerodrome, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Oamaru |
| Mt Cook | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot - JD Hay. BYH departed Oamaru early on the accident day for a scenic flight to Mt Cook, Queenstown, Wanaka and Haast. When departing the Birch Hill airfield at Mt Cook (1,153ft ASL), BYH failed to gain height on take-off, went through a fence and crashed upside-down into the Tasman river bed. There were no injuries and BYH was written-off as uneconomical to repair.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
Images:
One of first optional Skyhawks in NZ - photographed here at Kurow airstrip, March 1962. P B Legg photo.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-Dec-2013 07:36 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 05-May-2014 20:24 | jacko180 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2014 20:32 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2020 21:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Feb-2022 09:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2022 10:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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