Fletcher FU-24 crash, Jul 7, 1964 (1 killed), Wanganui Ma...
Fletcher FU-24 accident on July 7, 1964 near Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand with 1 fatality.
- Date: July 7, 1964
- Aircraft: Fletcher FU-24
- Location: Wanganui Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council), New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
A Fletcher FU 24 (ZK BOA) of Wanganui Aero Work was being flown by a commercial pilot who had recently completed agricultural flying training. He was practising low speed flight near Wanganui with sand in the hopper, and witnesses saw the aircraft flying low and slow before it crashed out of sight. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed.