ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347955
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| Date: | Thursday 10 March 1938 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60M Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Middle Districts Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ABA |
| MSN: | 1449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, Manawatu -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, New Zealand (PMR/NZPM) |
| Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, New Zealand (PMR/NZPM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 1449 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy I #872]; Delivered to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd, New Zealand with C of A 2356 issued 30.12.29. Registered ZK-ABA 25.3.30 to Air Survey & Transport Co Ltd. Re-registered 19.3.31 to J.H.W Lett, t/a Gisborne Aerial Transport Co, Gisborne. Re-registered 21.5.32 to Manawatu Aero Club, Palmerston North; later renamed Middle Districts Aero Club.
Badly damaged when struck ground during balloon-bursting competition Palmerston North 3.12.32; repaired and returned to service (see separate entry)
Crashed when hit ground at steep angle whilst night flying at Palmerston North Airport, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand 10.3.38: While carrying out night flying, the aircraft hit the ground and overturned. Badly damaged, it was considered uneconomic to repair, so was finally written off. An accident-prone aircraft, in under six years (1932-38) it suffered 6 crashes, 4 forced landings and 2 on-ground incidents!
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hYmEiXQ==
4. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_ZK-.html
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p014.html
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_North_Airport#History
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 |
| 8 November 1937 | ZK-ABA | Manawatu Aero Club | 0 | Milson Aerodrome, Manawatu 1 | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 03:34 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 16-Nov-2023 03:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2023 10:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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