ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274658
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | M E Spiers |
| Registration: | ZK-AAD |
| MSN: | 927 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Whataroa Airfield, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whataroa, West Coast, New Zealand |
c/np 927: DH.60G [Gipsy I engine #156] to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 1740 issued 29.12.28. Registered as G-NZEC 15.3.29 to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Re-registered as ZK-AAD 1.12.29; (aircraft stored and used for spares until mid-1932). Re-registered 23.9.32 to A M McIntosh, Invercargill; named "Bell-Bird". Re-registered 17.8.37 to M E Spiers, Hokitika.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off at Whataroa Airfield, Southern Westland, West Coast 16.2.38. Failed to get airborne. There were no casualties. Rebuild abandoned and registration cancelled 16.2.39.
Whataroa is a small township in southern Westland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the western bank of the Whataroa River.
Sources:
1. www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-NZ.html
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p009.html
5. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-de-havilland-dh60g-gipsy-moth-whataroa
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataroa
8. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 December 1932 | ZK-AAD | A M McIntosh | 0 | Queenstown Airfield, Frankton, Otago | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 03:17 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 10-Feb-2022 14:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Oct-2023 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Location]] |
| 14-Nov-2023 19:51 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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