ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347915
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| Date: | Monday 19 December 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Waikato Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ACK |
| MSN: | 1438 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Roto-O-Rangi, Waikato -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Airport, Rukuhia, Waikato, New Zealand (HLZ/NZHN) |
c/no. 1438 DH.60M Auto-slot Moth [Gipsy I #725] registered G-AASA [C of R 2309] 10.29 to Arthur Henry Youngman, nominee for H Gordon Selfridge Jr, London W1 (aircraft based at Heston Aerodrome, Hesaton, Middlesex). C of A 2286 issued 9.11.29. Operated 4.30 on European tour. Registered [C of R 2831] 18.9.30 to Oscar Garden, Surbiton (based at Brooklands Aerodrome, Weybridge, Surrey); named "Kia-Ora" (Maori for "Good Luck"). Departed Croydon 16.10.30; left Lympne 17.10.30 en-route to Australia and arrived Wyndham, NT 4.11.30; to Sydney 6.11.30. Flown on to New Zealand 11.30. UK Registration G-AASA cancelled 7.12.31 as withdrawn from use. Re-registered as ZK-ACK 3.3.31 to Oscar Garden. Re-registered 25.5.31 to T.G. Mullen, Hamilton. Re-registered 17.5.33 to M.A. Scott, Frankton Junction. Re-registered 12.9.33 to Auckland Aero Club, Mangere, Auckland
Sustained minor damage in a forced landing due to power loss following magneto failure at Rukuhia, Waikato, near Glenview, Hamilton 12.12.36 (see separate entry). Repaired and returned to service. Sold 4.12.37 (or 5.12.37) and re-registered [C of R 121] 22.2.38 to Waikato Aero Club, Hamilton [based Rukuhia].
Sustained minor damage 19.12.38 in a forced landing at Roto-O-Rangi, Waikato due to burnt exhaust valve. Aircraft repaired on site and flown out the next day.
Subsequent History:
Registration cancelled 12.10.39. Impressed into military service as NZ510 11.9.39 (at a cost of £350) and operated by 2 EFTS. Withdrawn from use mid-1941 and to Grounded Instructional Airframe INST37 at Hobsonville. Issued to Whangerai ATC (Air Training Cadets). Struck off charge 11.6.46 and scrapped at Hobsonville
Roto-o-Rangi is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, located south of Cambridge and north-east of Te Awamutu.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AASA.pdf
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. As G-AASA: http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/gb-registers-g-aa/g-aa-part-2?highlight=WyJnLWFhc2EiXQ==
5. As ZK-ACK: http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJnLWFhc2EiXQ==
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
8. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roto-o-Rangi
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1936 | ZK-ACK | Auckland Aero Club | 0 | Rukuhia, Waikato, near Glenview, Hamilton | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 05:34 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 04-Dec-2023 14:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 04-Dec-2023 14:08 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
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