Tiraumea - Tiraumea

On December 2, 1968 at 12:00 AM, Tiraumea - Tiraumea experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by Fieldair, with the event recorded near Tiraumea Manawatu-Wanganui (Horizons Regional Council).

The flight was categorized as spraying (agricultural) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Tiraumea (47 km northeast of Masterton) on a local topdressing flight, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed. The pilot was uninjured while the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration ZK-CKC, MSN 860, year of manufacture 1956.