ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347910
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| Date: | Monday 4 January 1932 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ABB |
| MSN: | 1217 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Taupo, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hastings Aerodrome, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 1217 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #866] to High Commissioner for Dominion of New Zealand with C of A 2334 issued 10.12.29. Registered as ZK-ABB 9.12.29 [or 1.10.30] to Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings; Government Gift aircraft. Substantially damaged in a landing accident 20.3.30 at Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay; Aircraft hit a fence on landing and overturned. Extensive damage but repaired by August 1930 and returned to service
Substantially damaged (for the second time) 4.1.32: An "error of judgment" led to an accident at Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand and a three month rebuild. This incident was the second of four accidents involving ZK-ABB between 20.3.30 and 25.3.37 (see separate entries)
Subsequent history;
Repaired and returned to service by April 1932. Crashed Waimarama Beach, Hawke's Bay 2.1.34. Returned to service after repairs by/in June 1934 (see separate entry). Badly damaged at Hastings 25.5.37 (see separate entry). Registered [C of R 108] [by 9.38] to New Plymouth Aero Club, New Plymouth; rebuilt and C of A renewed 1.4.38. Impressed into military service as NZ504 11.10.39 and operated by 2 EFTS until withdrawn from use when crashed at New Plymouth 19.4.41 (see separate entry)
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYmIiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p012.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taup%C5%8D
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1930 | ZK-ABB | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club | 0 | Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
| 2 January 1934 | ZK-ABB | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club | 0 | Waimārama Beach, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
| 25 May 1937 | ZK-ABB | Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club | 0 | Hastings, Hawke's Bay | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 05:09 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 13-Jan-2024 10:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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