ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347901
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| Date: | Saturday 2 September 1933 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AAS |
| MSN: | 1111 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington -
 New Zealand
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rongotai Airport, Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand (WLG/NZWN) |
| Rongotai Airport, Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand (WLG/NZWN) |
c/no. 1111: DH.60G Moth [Gipsy I #479] Seaplane to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 2029 issued 10.5.29. Reportedly badly damaged 18.6.29 when broke away from moorings in gale at Pungarehu, Taranaki. Re-registered ZK-AAS 8.29 to Hamilton Airways Ltd [4.1.29 quoted, but erroneous]. Re-registered 17.11.30 to W L Oldham
Badly damaged at Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington 18.11.30 (next day!). Repaired and returned to service by 4.1.33 Registered 16.1.33 to Wellington Aero Club, Rongotai. Crashed Rongotai Airport, Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand 2.9.33; rebuilt and re-flown 3.36.
Written off (destroyed) when forced-landed out of fuel whilst lost in bad weather Pangarehu, near Cape Campbell 25.12.36; not repaired. Registration cancelled 17.11.38
Wellington International Airport (Māori: Taunga Rererangi o Te Whanganui-a-Tara); formerly known as Rongotai Airport) (IATA: WLG, ICAO: NZWN) is an international airport located in the suburb of Rongotai in Wellington. It lies 3 NM or 5.5 km south-east from the city centre.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYXMiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p011.html
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_1981.pdf
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
7. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
8. https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2010/02/zk-aas-at-rockville-1930.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 November 1930 | ZK-AAS | W L Oldham | 0 | Mangere Aerodrome, Māngere, South Auckland, New Zealand | |
sub |
| 25 December 1936 | ZK-AAS | Wellington Aero Club | 0 | near Cape Campbell Lighthouse, Marlborough, South Island | |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2023 23:25 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 22-Nov-2023 09:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 22-Nov-2023 09:06 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
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