Fletcher FU-24 crash, Mar 25, 1974 (1 killed), Pukekohe A...

Fletcher FU-24 accident on March 25, 1974 near Pukekohe Auckland Council, New Zealand with 1 fatality.

A topdressing Fletcher struck a cattle beast with its wing tip during a low pass over a farm airstrip near Pukekohe, then hit a hangar and dived into a hillside. The pilot was killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

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