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Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Harihari

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-CLV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3
YOM:
1954
Location:
Harihari
West Coast Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a topdressing mission. c/n TBC

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Awarua

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-CFP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
97
YOM:
1963
Location:
Awarua
Southland Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a spraying mission in Awarua, 10 km south of Invercargill. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Te Kuiti

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-CAZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
80
YOM:
1962
Location:
Te Kuiti
Waikato Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Bideford

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BIJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
37
YOM:
1957
Location:
Bideford
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Bideford. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Tolaga Bay

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-CLJ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2
YOM:
1954
Location:
Tolaga Bay
Gisborne District Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while conducting a crop spraying mission. The aircraft was written off and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Mangawhai

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BID
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
31
YOM:
1956
Location:
Mangawhai
Northland Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Mangawhai while engaged in a spraying mission. The pilot survived while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Wiaotira

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1965
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BIU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
47
YOM:
1957
Location:
Waiotira
Northland Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while conducting a spraying mission. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Tarawera

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BIC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
30
YOM:
1956
Location:
Tarawera
Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the Tarawera volcano while completing a spraying mission. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was injured.

Crash of a Fletcher FU-24 in Brooklands

Date & Time: May 7, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Fletcher FU-24
Operator:
Registration:
ZK-BWC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Spraying (Agricultural)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7
YOM:
1954
Location:
New Plymouth
Taranaki Regional Council
Country:
New Zealand
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Brooklands, in the suburb of New Plymouth. The pilot was injured.
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