ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139737
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| Date: | Saturday 11 February 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Harrold Tressler |
| Registration: | ZK-BSS |
| MSN: | C1/0616 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | NZAR |
| NZAR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ex-RAF WK607, thence to UK civil register as G-AOUM on 08/08/1956. Thence to ZK-BSS in July 1957. DHC-1 Chipmunk ZK-BSS was damaged beyond repair at Ardmore 26 March 1960 in a fire started by a static spark during refueling, and its registration was cancelled on February 11, 1961.
No known casualties: the aircraft was static (parked) with no one aboard at the time.
Note: the date of February 11, 1961 is purely "nominal" based on the date that the registration was cancelled.
Sources:
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/chipmunk.html
http://gallery.aerohub.co.nz/main.php?g2_itemId=6204
http://cnapg.net/chipmunk.htm
http://www.dave.wise.btinternet.co.uk/DWZKBRZ.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AOUM.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2011 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2011 08:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2017 07:02 | Wingnut | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2019 11:38 | flyernzl | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2021 19:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Feb-2022 23:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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