ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347907
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| Date: | Sunday 19 September 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | West Coast United Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-AAZ |
| MSN: | 1207 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hokitika Aerodrome, Hokitika, West Coast -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hokitika Aerodrome, Hokitika (HKK/NZHK) |
| Hokitika Aerodrome, Hokitika (HKK/NZHK) |
c/no. 1207 DH.60G Coupe Moth [Gipsy I engine #816] to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 2314 issued 21.11.29. Registered as ZK-AAZ 25.2.30 to Wellington Aero Club, Rongotai. Badly damaged in crash into hills behind Tawa Flat 25.10.32 en-route New Plymouth to Wellington; killing both on board [note this accident also reported as being to ZK-ABH and with F Gressier & E G King killed; however, the ZK-ABH accident was 22.9.32; another version suggests ZK-AAX, but this seems unlikely].
Salvaged and rebuilt; C of A renewed 11.3.34. Sold 12.3.35 (for £500) and registered 14.7.35 to West Coast United Aero Club, Hokitika.
Written off in heavy landing at Hokitika Aerodrome, Hokitika, West Coast 19.9.37. Badly damaged in landing accident. Undercarriage torn off and wings badly twisted. Written off.
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1987, Journal, Vol 30 No 3.
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYXkiXQ==
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p012.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/2009/06/question-time-56.html
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokitika_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 October 1932 | ZK-AAZ | Wellington Aero Club | 2 | Colonial Knob, Wellington 2 | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2023 03:12 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 01-Dec-2023 20:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 01-Dec-2023 20:11 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities] |
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