ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63232
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Date: | Saturday 10 February 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Cessna 180 |
Owner/operator: | Rural Aviation Ltd |
Registration: | ZK-BVX |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Bridge Pa Aerodrome, Hawke's Bay -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Pilot P M McEwan. Max McEwan was pulling the prop through to check compressions prior to an early morning start to topdressing operations. A faulty magneto earth caused the engine to fire and the propeller struck max in the lower leg causing a severe leg injury and spelling the end of Max's topdressing career.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333 Images:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
11-Jun-2014 06:10 |
Gazza |
Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, Photo, ] |
26-Sep-2021 23:32 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Operator] |
22-Jan-2022 03:28 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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