ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162961
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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 1930 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Avro 594 Avian IIIA |
| Owner/operator: | Mr R. Berryman |
| Registration: | ZK-AAC |
| MSN: | 174 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Paekakariki, Wellington 5 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fielding Aerodrome |
| Rongotai, Wellington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro 594 Avian IIIA: No UK CofA issued [build date 23.7.28]. Sold to NZ agents, The Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd. Registered G-NZAV 17.12.28 to Goodwin-Chichester Aviation Co Ltd, Wellington, NZ. Re-registered to Capt Ken W.J. Hall, Hororata [as a replacement for DH.60 G-NZAU]. Re-registered ZK-AAC 4.1.29 to same owner. Re-registered 12.3.30 to Miss Aroha Clifford. Delivered 14.7.30 and re-registered 31.7.30 to R. Berryman, Wellington [still painted as G-NZAV]. Registered to Wellington Aero Club. Re-registered 1.32 to C. Bowden. Re-registered 21.3.32 to Manawatu Aero Club, Palmerston North. Re-registered to M.H. Oram, Parorangi.
Overturned in a forced landing, 24/8/30, during a flight from Feilding to Wellington.
The pilot, Mr Berryman, suffered serious facial injuries, and was taken to a hospital.
Destroyed when a severe gale wrecked the hangar in which ZK-AAC was stored at Parorangi, north of Fielding, 2.2.36. Remains stored but burnt Auckland 18.2.39. Registration cancelled 19.4.39.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
2. http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/skycatcher-changes-identity.html
3. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
4. http://manawatuaviation.club/history/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 February 1936 | ZK-AAC | M H Oram | 0 | Parorangi Airfield, Manawatu 2 | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2014 10:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 26-Jan-2014 22:15 | angels one five | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2014 23:09 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2021 13:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Jan-2022 07:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Feb-2022 04:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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