Douglas DC-3 crash, Feb 23, 1973 (1 killed), Seddon Marlb...
Douglas DC-3 accident on February 23, 1973 near Seddon Marlborough District Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality. Cause: In-flight wing separation...
- Date: February 23, 1973
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Seddon Marlborough District Council, New Zealand
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In-flight wing separation caused by fatigue cracking in the lower centre wing structure.
A Douglas DC-3 used for crop spraying lost its right wing in flight near Blenheim, New Zealand, on 23 February 1973. The aircraft crashed in an open field and was destroyed, and the pilot, the only person on board, was killed.