Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth ZK-ABA,
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Date:Monday 8 November 1937
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth
Owner/operator:Manawatu Aero Club
Registration: ZK-ABA
MSN: 1449
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 -   New Zealand
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Milson Aerodrome
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A heavy landing damaged one wheel, the pilot took off again and when he came in to land again the aircraft was badly damaged. Not airworthy again until February 1938.

Sources:

AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 December 1932 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 sub
6 April 1934 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 near Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 sub
1 August 1934 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 Levin Airfield, Manawatu 4 min
10 December 1934 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 Milson Aerodrome, Palmerston North, Manawatu sub
20 March 1936 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 Makino Road, Halcombe, near Feilding, Manawatu sub
4 July 1937 ZK-ABA Manawatu Aero Club 0 Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 sub
10 March 1938 ZK-ABA Middle Districts Aero Club 0 Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, Manawatu w/o

Revision history:

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16-Nov-2023 03:24 Ron Averes Added

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