ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140558
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 1930 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: | Monocoupe M-5 |
| Owner/operator: | O B Cottrell |
| Registration: | ZK-ABD |
| MSN: | 332 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Porirua, Wellington 2 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Porirua | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Monocoupe ZK-ABD crashed on approach to a landing area on Porirua Beach on Monday, 7th April, 1930.
The plane appeared to stall on final approach and dived into the ground, crushing the forward section of the fuselage and coming to rest in a perpendicular position. The pilot, Mr M.J. Cameron, from the town of Lower Hutt, suffered a fractured skull, jaw, and left leg.
He was extricated from the wreckage with some difficulty by the plane's owner Mr Cottrell and two assistants and taken by ambulance to Wellington Hospital where he passed away as the result of his injuries later that day.
Maurice John McKenzie (Jock) Cameron of 65 Pretoria Street, Lower Hutt R.I.P.
ZK-ABD (ex NC7006) was rebuilt and was destroyed in a hangar fire at Palmerston North in 1953.
Sources:
1. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19300407.1.10&e=-------10--1----0--
2. D Rendel, 1975, Civil Aviation in New Zealand
Images:
Photo of this aircraft at Ohau Beach, Horowhenua, (40°38'17.0"S+175°09'49.3"E) dated late 1920's, with my great-grandparents William and Mary Langley.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2011 13:05 | angels one five | Added |
| 21-Jun-2013 13:06 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2014 04:01 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 06-Apr-2017 02:50 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2017 19:56 | dwaynec | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 18-May-2018 03:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2022 03:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 01:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Dec-2023 00:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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