ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30676
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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | c. 1015 LT |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90A Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Air Travel (NZ) Ltd |
| Registration: | ZK-AGP |
| MSN: | 7566 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Westport, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Westport |
| Nelson |
Not long after take off, around 4 miles from Westport and at about 4,000 feet, the starboard propeller separated from the crankshaft and disappeared. The pilot turned back and headed for Westport, but even with full throttle on the port engine the Dragonfly could not maintain height and had to ditch in the sea off Westport.
The pilot was rescued but his 4 passengers all drowned.
The missing propeller was found washed up on the shore the following March. Examination of it showed that the attachment bolts may not have been tightened correctly and had become loose.
Sources:
1. Plaque proposed for 1942 air disaster. New Zealand Herald. 31 August 2005
2. King, John (1995). Aviation Accidents and Disasters. New Zealand Tragedies. Wellington: Grantham House. pp. 203-204. ISBN 1 86934 042 6.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Nov-2008 22:12 | angels one five | Updated |
| 17-Jun-2009 01:08 | XLerate | Updated |
| 21-Mar-2010 13:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2010 20:13 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2020 06:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2022 09:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Feb-2022 04:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2022 19:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Dec-2023 22:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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