ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347990
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| Date: | Sunday 28 March 1937 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60GIII Moth Major |
| Owner/operator: | Wellington Aero Club |
| Registration: | ZK-ADP |
| MSN: | 5121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Plymouth Airport, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (NPL/NZNP) |
c/no. 5121 DH 60GIII Moth Major [Gipsy Major #5873]. Delivered to Dominion of New Zealand with C of A 4685 issued 14.2.35. Registered as ZK-ADP [C of R 27] 20.5.35 to Wellington Aero Club, Rongotai; Ownership passed to the club on 22.3.35 when the thousand hours flight time on the airframe had been reached.
Ground accident 28.7.36: collided with a steam roller while taxying at Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington resulting in damage to the propellor and starboard Lower wing. Repaired and returned to service
Substantially damaged 28.3.37 in a taxying accident at New Plymouth Aerodrome, Taranaki: Collided with parked vehicles, resulting in extensive damage. As reported in a contemporary local newspaper (Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) Tuesday 30 March 1937 Page 4 - see link #2)
"CRASHED INTO CARS
AUCKLAND, Monday.
Whie landing at New Plymouth, a Moth 'plane crashed into a line of parked cars, causing panic among the
occupants. Several cars and the 'plane were badly damaged, but no one was injured".
Rebuilt and returned to service.
Subsequent History:
Impressed as NZ503 12.9.39 and to 2 EFTS New Plymouth; coded “40”. To instructional airframe INST.47 in November 1942 and to Wanganui ATC (Air Training Cadets) Squadron. Ultimate fate unknown, but probably scrapped c.1945
Sources:
1. AHSNZ, 1988, Journal, Vol 31 No 2.
2. Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW) Tuesday 30 Mar 1937 Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/144379030
3. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
4. https://www.afleetingpeace.org/index.php/page-new-zealand-register/gn-z-zk?highlight=WyJ6ay1hZHAiXQ==
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p051.html
6. http://www.flydw.org.uk/DWZKAAH.htm
7. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/nzdh60.htm
8. [photo]: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/picture.php?/DH_60G_Moth_RNZAF_NZ503/category/new-zealand
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Plymouth_Airport#History
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 1936 | ZK-ADP | Wellington Aero Club | 0 | Rongotai Aerodrome, Wellington 1 | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2023 09:38 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 25-Nov-2023 14:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 25-Nov-2023 14:59 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport] |
| 04-Dec-2023 17:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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