ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63024
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| Date: | Sunday 21 June 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Rotorua Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-BWT |
| MSN: | 28-59 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rotorua -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rotorua, NZ (ROT/NZRO) |
| Rotorua, NZ (ROT/NZRO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Piper PA-28-160 ZK-BWT c/n 28-59 was imported by the NZ agents Airwork (NZ) Ltd and registered on 01-12-1961, first flying on the 20th and delivered to the Rotorua Aero Club on the 22nd. It was hired to the Auckland Aero Club briefly in 1962.
On 21-06-1964 it suffered substantial accident damage on landing at Rotorua. On 23-12-1965 it was acquired by B B Cox and W J Blackwell for operation by the Manakau Flying School. A few days later (02-01-1966) it crashed in the Skippers Canyon. It was recovered by helicopter (ZK-HAQ) but its registration was cancelled on 02-03-1966.
Airwork rebuilt it in early 1967 and had it re-registered as ZK-CUB on 01-05-1967 after its first flight on 24-04-1967. Lombard (NZ) Ltd appear from 18-09-1967; hiring it back to the Manakau Flying School
After at least three further minor accidents it went to Eagle Aviation at Hamilton on 22-03-1972 and to General Finance Ltd on 01-05-72 for hire to M S Arthur; then to Coyle & Griffin of Wanganui from 01-04-1973. In late September 1974 it was listed to A J G Scott & P L Withall of Christchurch.
A storm through Christchurch on 01-08-1975 damaged the aircraft and it was cancelled on 12-09-75.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/piper-pa-28-cherokee-is-50.html
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 1966 | ZK-BWT | Manukau Flying School Ltd | 0 | Skippers Saddle, Otago | |
sub |
| 31 December 1967 | ZK-CUB | Manukau Flying School Ltd | Claris Aerodrome, Great Barrier Island | |
unk | |
| 24 January 1971 | ZK-CUB | Manukau Flying School Ltd | Whitianga Airfield, Waikato | |
unk | |
| 1 August 1975 | ZK-CUB | A J G Scott & P L Withall | 0 | Christchurch, Canterbury | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 08-May-2013 12:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 06:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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