ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238434
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| Date: | 03-FEB-1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH-60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | N S Chalmers |
| Registration: | G-EBZY |
| MSN: | 806 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Suva, Viti Levu -
 Fiji
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft imported from England in September 1929 by Mr. N S Chalmers. Re-assembled and made its first test flight. On coming in to land at a park in Suva, the aircraft hit telephone wires and crashed.
Shipped to New Zealand for repairs, it never returned to Fiji.
Sources:
1. J W Johnston, 1987, NZ Civil Aircraft 71 - de Havilland DH 60 Moth, in Journal Vol 30, No 2; Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand.
2. ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140561
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 May 1930 | G-EBZY | Bryant House Airways | 2 | Te Awamutu, Waikato |  |
w/o |
| 3 Dec 1937 | ZK-ABV | Manawatu Aero Club | 1 | Miramar Golf Course, Wellington 1 | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2020 20:57 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 21-Jul-2020 19:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2021 01:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 09:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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