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| Date: | Monday 1 August 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Air Services Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BGM |
| MSN: | 31139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tupuwae, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot L T Menzies
Undercart leg broke on take off.Repaired.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333local newspaper
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 1956 | ZK-BGM | Northern Air Services Ltd | 1 | Waikawau/Awakino, King Country | |
sub |
| 15 January 1971 | ZK-BMU | Poplars Airstrip, Canterbury | |
unk | ||
| 1 August 1975 | ZK-BMU | Whirl-Wide Helicopters Ltd | 0 | Kaikoura, Canterbury | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 22:52 | angels one five | Updated |
| 03-Oct-2013 22:03 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, ] |
| 31-Jan-2018 06:26 | Wingnut | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2018 09:05 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2019 08:51 | Wingnut | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2022 05:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
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