Rangiora visitor on Friday the 17th October. Cessna A185E ZK-MUR.

The Cessna A185E Skywagon c/n 185-1233 was built by Cessna Aircraft Company and registered as N4766Q in about 1966 before heading off to the missionaries in PNG - initially as P2-UIH from 29-03-1976 with the New Tribes Mission at Goroka, then as P2-TAC in 1979 

Photo of P2-TAC Wewak 06-03-1983 David Carter & Aust Air Data.

                                     P2-TAC photo at Goroka on 10-09-1992 Aust Air Data.

Photo of P2-TNC Port Moresby 24-06-1993

I believe it was sold to Tony Ourdas of Heathcoat, NSW in 2003.

It popped up on the Australian register as VH-BVS3 on 08-02-2005 with Nathan Pink of Condell Park.

By October 2013 it was back with Tony Ourdas at Heathcote.

It was ferried across The Ditch from Port Macquarie to Lord Howe Island on 26-04-2014 - then on to Auckland the following day.

As ZK-MUR2 it joined the NZ register on 20-05-2014 with J D Murray Ltd.

It has a PPonked Continental IO-520D engine, a STOL kit and long range tanks.