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| Date: | Friday 18 November 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1B Aiglet |
| Owner/operator: | A E Boyd |
| Registration: | ZK-AYU |
| MSN: | 2730 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Manawahe, Bay of Plenty 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Kawerau |
| Kawerau | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Auster was substantially damaged on 8 Nov 1983 whilst towing a glider. The weather was bad and, in attempting to turn out of it (with the glider still in tow) an out of control dive ensued. The tow could not be released by the glider and the tow pilot was slow in releasing his end (probably too busy trying to control the beast) with the result that ZK-AYU crashed.
Registration ZK-AYU was cancelled on 20 May 1991. Underwent extensive rebuild to flying condition in the mid-2000s and registration restored in October 2008
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://www.gerrydraper.co.nz/ZK-AYU/index.html
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2008/12/welcome-back-to-auster-j1b-zk-ayu.html
www.auster.ukf.net/p27.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 December 1952 | ZK-AYU | Southland Aero Club | Stewart Island | |
sub | |
| 31 December 1960 | ZK-AYU | Southern Districts Aero Club | 0 | Pukerau, Otago | |
unk |
| 3 April 1963 | ZK-AYU | Southern Districts Aero Club | 0 | Gore, Southland | |
unk |
| 23 March 1975 | ZK-AYU | A E Boyd | Matamata, Waikato | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2011 14:00 | ASN archive | |
| 06-Jan-2013 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2013 21:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-May-2018 19:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2018 02:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Oct-2021 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 06-Oct-2021 21:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Feb-2022 03:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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