ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174248
Last updated: 11 September 2021
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| Date: | 29-JAN-1933 |
| Time: | 4:20 pm |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Western Federated Flying Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ACH |
| MSN: | 1563 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pihama, near Opunake, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunlop Field, Hawera |
| Dunlop Field, Hawera |
DH.60M [Gipsy I] to Dominion of New Zealand with CofA 2730 issued 10.9.30. Arrived in NZ 7.11.30 and regd ZK-ACH 12.30 [or 11.7.31] to Western Federated Flying Club, New Plymouth [Govt Loan aircraft]
Substantially damaged in a stall/spin accident 29.1.33, at Pihama, near Opunake, Taranaki. The Moth was seen circling a house at an estimated altitude of 200 feet when it stalled and dived into the ground. The pilot, Brian Ford Davies, escaped with mild injuries and concussion, but his passenger Richard Guy Putt (18) sustained a severe head injury in the impact and was killed.
R.I.P.
ZK-ACH was repaired and reflown for the first time since the accident on 22.6.34. Crashed in the Kaimanawa Ranges near Turangi on 8.1.37, en route Wanganui to Taihape. Salvaged but not rebuilt. Registration ZK-ACH cancelled 1938. Wreckage recovered from crash site, then stored, and most recently reported in 2005 as owned by K.C. Trillo, near Auckland
Sources:
1. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS19330130.2.25&e=-------10--1----0--
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/29314/thread
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2015 23:21 | angels one five | Added |
| 26-Aug-2017 16:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2018 06:30 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2020 19:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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