ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347987
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| Date: | Saturday 12 November 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | Otago Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ADN |
| MSN: | 5119 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Taioma, near Taieri, Otago -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
c/no 5119 DH Moth Major [Gipsy Major #5935]. Shipped from the United Kingdom on the s.s,"Rangitane" and arrived on 18.3.35. Trucked to Wigram where it was assembled and test flown before being allocated to the Otago Aero Club in early April 1935. Entered the New Zealand Civil Aircraft Register as ZK-ADN on 17.4.35.
Ownership transferred to the club on 31.3.38 after the required 1,000 flying hours target had been reached.
Forced landing at Taioma, near Taieri, Otago 12.11.38 due to running out of petrol. Aircraft dismantled, transported out and repaired.
Subsequent history:
Repaired and returned to service by early 1939. Impressed into the RNZAF as a gift aircraft on 26.9.39 as NZ515 with No. 2 EFTS, RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki. New Zealand. Damaged in a landing accident at RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki on 22.7.41. Written off the books (struck off charge) on 4.9.41.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
2. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
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/p051.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 1941 | NZ515 | 2 EFTS RNZAF | 0 | RNZAF Bell Block Airbase, New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 09:21 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 04-Dec-2023 09:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2023 09:20 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
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