ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347883
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| Date: | Thursday 18 July 1929 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Marlborough Aero Club |
| Registration: | G-NZAX |
| MSN: | 867 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (BHE/NZWB) |
| Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand (BHE/NZWB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 867 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine #94, amended to engine #29] to New Zealand Air Ministry without C of A; assembled at Wigram January 1929. Registered as G-NZAX 19.2.29 to Marlborough Aero Club, Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough [and painted as "NZAX"]
Substantially damaged 18.7.29 when the aircraft overshot a landing and crashed through a hedge at Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. The pilot was slightly injured. Aircraft repaired and returned to service.
Subsequent history:
Re-registered ZK-AAM 1.12.29 to Marlborough Aero Club, Wellington. Re-registered 10.31 to Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club, Masterton.
Destroyed by fire 3.3.32; crashed at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand while undergoing speed trials and burst into flames on impact (see separate entry)
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 2.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-NZ.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
7. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJnLW56YXgiXQ==
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodbourne_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 March 1932 | ZK-AAM | Wairarapa Aero Club | 0 | Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, Wairarapa | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2023 18:50 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 13-Dec-2023 18:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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