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Date: | Saturday 22 February 1941 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
Owner/operator: | 2 EFTS RNZAF |
Registration: | NZ501 |
MSN: | 866 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki -
New Zealand
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex G-NZAW and ZK-AAL. Impressed as NZ501 1.10.39. Operated by 2 EFTS. A wingtip hit a fence at New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, while demonstrating side slipping, the aircraft overturned and was badly damaged. Aircraft written off.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 2.2
2. Fatal crash 17.3.34: Evening Star, 19 March 1934, Page 11:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19340319.2.95 3.
https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf 4. As G-NZAW:
https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYWgiXQ== 5. As ZK-AAL:
https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYWgiXQ== 6.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html 7.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html 8.
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm 9.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf 10.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
c/no. 866 DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#93, amended to #32] to New Zealand Air Ministry without C of A; assembled by New Zealand Government at Wigram, Sockburn, Christchurch 1.29. Registered G-NZAW later in 1929 to Auckland Aero Club, Mangere, Auckland (and painted as "NZAW"); Re-registered ZK-AAL [C of R 37] 1.12.29 to Auckland Aero Club, Mangere, Auckland
Crashed into hill in cloud near source of Red Rocks Stream, Wellington en-route Rongotai-Nelson 17.3.34; pilot E W Boucher, president of Auckland Aero Club killed & passenger (club secretary L W Swan) injured. Salvaged and rebuilt by 16.9.35. Ownership formally to Auckland Aero Club Inc 22.3.35 after 1000 hours had been flown
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
17 March 1934 |
ZK-AAL |
Auckland Aero Club |
1 |
near Hawkins Hill, Wellington 1 |
|
sub |
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Nov-2023 16:08 |
Ron Averes |
Added |
11-Mar-2024 23:48 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |