ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64595
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| Date: | Sunday 27 February 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Auckland Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ADG |
| MSN: | 894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Kawhia, King Country -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand |
C/no. 894: DH.60G [Gipsy I] to DeHavilland Australia without C of A; erected by Qantas, Brisbane. Registered G-AUIR [C of R 263] 13.2.29 to QANTAS Ltd, Longreach. Re-registered 20.3.29 to Queensland Air Navigation Ltd, Brisbane. Re-registered VH-UIR later in 1929.
Registered 9.2.31 to QANTAS Ltd, Brisbane. Sold 11.2.31 and registered 17.2.31 to J.W.F. Collins, Beaudesert, Queensland. Registered 30.10.33 [or 13.10.32/31.10.33] to Harry F Broadbent, Coogee, Sydney. Registered 15.1.34 to R.A. Annabel, Rockdale, NSW. Sold 1.2.34 and registered 24.2.34 to Putaruru Pine & Pulp Co (NZ) Ltd, Sydney. Sold 19.7.34 and shipped to Auckland Aero Club, New Zealand; registration VH-UIR cancelled 1.8.34. Found to be in need of repair on arrival
After repairs, registered ZK-ADG [C of R 11] 9.1.35 to Auckland Aero Club, Mangere. Badly damaged when hit power lines near Mangere 7.7.35; repaired and re-flown 16.7.37. Crashed at Kawhia 27.2.1938 (pilot Mr P D Smith); Aircraft repaired and returned to service.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when it crashed after stalling in a turn during a practice forced landing, Mangere 28.2.39: The crew was performing a training flight around Auckland Airport. On final, while completing a last turn to join the runway, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. Both occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
1. http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=7333
2. http://www.ab-ix.com/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
5. As G-AIUR: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/g-au?highlight=WyJ2aC11YXIiXQ==
6. As VH-UIR: http://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-australian-register/vh-ua-um?highlight=WyJ2aC11YXIiXQ==
7. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/30884
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-AU.html
9. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
10. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-auckland
11. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 1939 | ZK-ADG | Auckland Aero Club | 0 | 2 miles W of Mangere Aerodrome, Auckland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 03-Jun-2009 21:54 | angels one five | Updated |
| 20-Dec-2012 10:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2014 23:39 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 04:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2022 10:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Oct-2023 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
| 14-Nov-2023 20:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
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