Date:	Tuesday 14 December 1937
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth
Owner/operator:	Marlborough Aero Club
Registration:	ZK-AEM
MSN:	872
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough, New Zealand (NZOM)
Destination airport:	Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough, New Zealand (NZOM)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14.12.37. Pilot on first solo flight landed heavily at Omaka Aerodrome, Marlborough, and the aircraft overturned. Not rebuilt, registration cancelled 19.12.38.

1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 2.
2. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p008.html
6. https://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaka_Aerodrome

DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I engine#99, amended to #130] to New Zealand Air Ministry without C of A. To New Zealand Permanent Air Force (NZPAF), Wigram as '872' 1.29; (coded "C" by 1930). NZPAF became RNZAF 27.2.34. To Marlborough Aero Club, Blenheim as Government Gift aircraft 23.1.36 and registered as ZK-AEM [C of R 49] 6.2.36 to them

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
14-Nov-2023 19:38	Ron Averes	Added
03-Feb-2024 21:03	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]
03-Feb-2024 21:04	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative]