ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347945
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 August 1934 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Manawatu Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ABA |
| MSN: | 1449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Levin Airfield, Manawatu 4 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 1449 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I #872] to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 2356 issued 30.12.29. Registered as ZK-ABA on 25.3.30 to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Registered 19.3.31 to J.H.W Lett, t/a Gisborne Aerial Transport Co, Gisborne. Re-registered 21.5.32 to Manawatu Aero Club, Palmerston North; later renamed Middle Districts Aero Club.
Badly damaged when struck ground during balloon-bursting competition Palmerston North 3.12.32. Repaired and returned to service.
Substantially damaged 6.4.34 at Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu. Pilot practising turns stalled and crashed into a paddock adjacent to the aerodrome, from a height of 200 feet.
Third accident 1.8.34: Forced landing at Levin Airfield, Manawatu, after oil pressure dropped and engine started running rough. Cause found to be a broken oil line. Only the engine required repairs.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
2. https://manawatuaviation.club/history/the-art-deco-period
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hZHAiXQ==
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p014.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
7. https://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 December 1932 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 | |
sub |
| 6 April 1934 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | near Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 | |
sub |
| 10 December 1934 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Milson Aerodrome, Palmerston North, Manawatu | |
sub |
| 20 March 1936 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Makino Road, Halcombe, near Feilding, Manawatu | |
sub |
| 4 July 1937 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 | |
sub |
| 8 November 1937 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 | |
sub |
| 10 March 1938 | ZK-ABA | Middle Districts Aero Club | 0 | Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, Manawatu | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 19:21 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 15-Nov-2023 19:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jan-2024 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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