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Date: | Monday 25 February 1974 |
Time: | morning |
Type: | Zlín 526F Trenér Master |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | ZK-CJY |
MSN: | 1091 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | near Darfield, Canterbury -
New Zealand
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The oil tank cap had not been properly fastened, it came off and the engine lost oil pressure and power. Pilot David G Owen made a forced landing, wheels up as the cap had jammed in the undercarriage operating mechanism.
Sources:
1.
Civil Air Accident File 25/3/74-025, Archives New Zealand
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 144-145. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2009 12:58 |
XLerate |
Added |
26-May-2009 23:20 |
XLerate |
Updated |
24-Dec-2010 13:43 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Damage] |