Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Taihape: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 21, 1959 at 1200 LT
Registration:
ZK-AVL
Survivors:
No
MSN:
148
YOM:
1951
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Taeroa, near Taihape, while completing a crop spraying mission. The pilot George Shirtcliffe was killed in the crash.
