Hard landing Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver ZK-CFU, Saturday 6 May 1978
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Date:Saturday 6 May 1978
Time:day
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-CFU
MSN: 1530
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tikokino, Hawke's Bay -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Swung off strip at Tikokino. Forced landed heavily. Pilot D. Ashworth

Sources:

http://archway.archives.govt.nz/View.Entity.do?code=7333
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn1530.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Oct-2010 01:10 angels one five Added
20-Oct-2010 16:01 angels one five Updated [Damage, Narrative, ]
25-Jul-2011 12:45 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Feb-2022 04:41 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
02-Mar-2022 05:59 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, ]

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