ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163358
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| Date: | Saturday 7 July 1928 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60X Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Captain Kenneth W.J Hall |
| Registration: | G-NZAU |
| MSN: | 591 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waikari, Hurunui District, near Hororata, North Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hororata, New Zealand |
| Waikari near Hororata, North Canterbury | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 591: DH.60X [Cirrus II] sold to F D Mill, Hobsonville, New Zealand with C of A 1404 issued 9.5.28; arrived New Zealand 25.6.28. Registered as G-NZAU 4.7.28 to Captain Kenneth W J Hall, Hororata.
Written off when crashed attempting to land in small field at Waikari, Hurunui District, near Hororata, Canterbury 7.7.28; pilot/owner Captain Kenneth W.J. Hall unhurt. As reported in a contemporary local newspaper (Waikato Times, 7 July 1928, Page 7 - see link #1)
"'BLENHEIM TO HAWERA.
MR DOUGLAS MILL'S FLIGHT
(By Telegraph. —Press Assn.)
BLENHEIM, Saturday.
Mr Douglas Mill in his Moth, left for Hawera at 8.45 in dull weather.
MR. MILL AT HAWERA.
EN ROUTE TO AUCKLAND.
(By Telegraph. —Press Assn.)
HAWERA, Saturday.
Flying a "Moth" plane, Mr Douglas Mill "landed here at live minutes past twelve, having taken three hours twenty minutes from Blenheim. A stiff northeast wind caused delay over the concluding hundred miles. Mr Mill will resume his night to Auckland tomorrow if the weather is suitable.
PLANE LEAVES BLENHEIM.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
BLENHEIM, Saturday.
Captain Hall, in a Moth aeroplane, hopped off at 11.20 a.m. to-day for Waikari, Canterbury. The weather is overcast."
He purchased Avro 594 Avian ZK-AAC as a replacement aircraft by 4.1.29 (see separate entry)
Waikari is a small town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, located on State Highway 7 near the Weka Pass
Sources:
1. Waikato Times, 7 July 1928, Page 7: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19280707.2.47
2, AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 2
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-NZ.html
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJnLW56YXUiXQ==
5. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60x-moth-waikari
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waikari
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2014 00:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Sep-2017 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2022 04:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2022 10:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 14-Nov-2023 18:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 08:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 28-Jan-2024 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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