ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63591
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| Date: | Friday 12 July 1957 |
| Time: | c. 1600 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18A-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aerodress Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-BRS |
| MSN: | 18-5581 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weber, Hawke's Bay -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Local airstrip |
| Local airstrip | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot Kenneth Alfred George Wilde killed.
R.I.P.
Location: Waterfall Bridge, near Weber.
A fatal wire strike in the course of an aerial topdressing flight.
The aircraft collided with 11,000 volt treble power lines and crashed.
There was no fire.The PA18A-150 was destroyed.
Sources:
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
https://archway.archives.govt.nz/ItemAdvancedSearch.do
Report of a Civil aircraft Accident No. 25/3/855
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Mar-2016 19:53 | angels one five | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2016 20:13 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2022 04:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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