Date:	Sunday 17 April 1949
Time:
Type:	Fairchild F-24W-41A Argus 2
Owner/operator:	Rotorua Air Tourist Ltd
Registration:	ZK-ASZ
MSN:	858
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Rotorua Aerodrome, Rotorua -   New Zealand
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Rotorua
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Engine failure on takeoff, stalled and crashed in attempt to turn back. Crashed just outside aerodrome.
Pilot A V Hunter

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
D Stafford (1983) Flying The Thermal Skies, Holmes Printing

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


8 March 1951	ZK-ASZ	Rotorua Air Tourist Ltd		near Rotorua		unk
14 April 1957	ZK-ASZ	B Hedley		Wairoa, Hawke's Bay		unk

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-May-2009 12:58	XLerate	Added
08-Jul-2009 23:24	angels one five	Updated
21-Aug-2013 06:56	angels one five	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, ]
23-May-2018 19:06	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-May-2018 19:07	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
22-Jan-2022 10:27	Ron Averes	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
18-Feb-2022 07:03	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]