Date:	Sunday 8 March 1936
Time:	day
Type:	De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth
Owner/operator:	Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club
Registration:	ZK-AAB
MSN:	500
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	Maraenui Golf Course, near Napier, Hawkes Bay -   New Zealand
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Hastings Aerodrome, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (NZHS)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
c/no. 500: DH.60X Moth [Cirrus II #169] to F Douglas Mill, (DeHavilland Agent in New Zealand) with C of A 1275 issued 29.12.27. Shipped on the s.s. "Mataroa" and arrived at Wellington 17.2.28 and delivered (crated) by road to Auckland. After erection and assembly, first flown by F Douglas Mill in New Zealand in a paddock adjacent to Tamaki River 11.3.28; delivered via Hamilton & Hawera 27.3.28, Blenheim 28.3.28, then to Christchurch [Wigram] 29.3.28. Registered G-NZAT 1.5.28 to F Douglas Mill, t/a Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, Hobsonville.

Damaged when struck bush and post on landing Bell Block, New Plymouth 20.12.28; repaired and returned to service. Registered ZK-AAB 1.1.29 to same owner. Re-registered 25.1.29 to Hawkes Bay Aeroplane Co Ltd, (and operated by Hawkes Bay Aeroplane Club), Hastings. Named "Hawkes Bay", which was painted on the nose (see link #8)

Re-registered 25.1.30 to [renamed] Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club, Hastings. Hit ground following low altitude spinning practice Poverty Bay Golf Links, Gisborne 11.6.32 [pilot Simon Baring injured]. Wreck sold [but not re-registered] to H C Curlett, Hastings [but he possibly owned club?] 1.33.

Rebuilt and re-flown by 6.4.33. Fitted with Gipsy I (post 12.33: engine taken from Moth ZK-ACY). Damaged in collision with fence, Gisborne 7.4.35; repaired. Overturned when landing on soft sand Waimarama Beach 29.11.35; repaired.

Badly damaged in forced landing on Maraenui Golf Course, near Napier, Hawkes Bay 8.3.36

Subsequent history:
Rebuilt and re-flown 7.11.36 after rebuild. Withdrawn from use at Hastings October 1937 on C of A survey - intended to be rebuilt but instead flown in February 1938 to Hobsonville for use as spares in rebuild of Moth ZK-ADK [fuselage/tail unit scrapped, GI and other parts sold]. Registration cancelled 13.6.38.

1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 2.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-NZ.html
4. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJnLW56YXQiXQ==
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p005.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
8. Christening of bi-plane “Hawke’s Bay” DH 60 Moth ZK-AAB by Lady Russell at Longlands Aerodrome, Hastings, 1929: https://knowledgebank.org.nz/still_image/aircraft-at-longlands-1929-2/
9. Dudley Newbiggin standing by Moth ZK-ABB at Bridge Pa Aerodrome, 1934: https://knowledgebank.org.nz/still_image/aircraft-zk-abb-at-bridge-pa-1934/
10. https://www.maraenuigolf.co.nz/contact-us?ComeFromCat=1603
11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Aerodrome#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Nov-2023 18:32	Ron Averes	Added
02-Dec-2023 09:03	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
02-Dec-2023 09:04	harro	Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities]